tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post3286427041284139436..comments2024-03-28T12:02:49.472+00:00Comments on On Probation Blog: Why No Pilots?Jim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-48399563849778465092014-01-06T09:20:06.138+00:002014-01-06T09:20:06.138+00:00Isn't this what Pol Pot tried in Cambodia? Tha...Isn't this what Pol Pot tried in Cambodia? That went well....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-27550464133200429192014-01-06T04:35:14.439+00:002014-01-06T04:35:14.439+00:00Riot squad officers were tonight dealing with a di...Riot squad officers were tonight dealing with a disturbance at a scandal-hit prison - which was the scene of several rooftop protests last year.<br />Security firm G4S said it tackled which some reports described as 'serious disorder', at Oakwood Prison, near Wolverhampton, the biggest privately-run jail in Britain, which houses 1,600 inmates.<br />The company said that the incident had been 'contained' by 9pm.<br /><br />The disturbance comes weeks after Justice Secretary Chris Grayling defended Oakwood - nicknamed ‘Jokewood’ - as a ‘first class facility’ despite a string of problems including a damning report from HM Inspectorate of Prisons.<br />A spokesman for G4S, which runs the prison, said: ‘The situation is contained and we are applying standard procedures to manage the incident.’<br />No further information was available about what had triggered the problem.<br /><br />A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice added: ‘The incident is being dealt with solely by prison staff at this time.<br />‘We are in constant touch with G4S and are being kept informed of what is going on.’<br />Reports aired on Sky News suggested that there 'was serious disorder for a time'.<br />A correspondent told the channel: 'It may still be going on in the wing. But as far as the wider prison is concerned, the disorder has been contained to that wing.'<br /><br />Officers for Staffordshire Police tonight confirmed that they were also involved in controlling the incident.<br />A spokesman said that the force was aware of the incident at the privately-run jail and was offering support and assistance to G4S.<br />The incident is the latest in a series of problems for the jail, which only opened two years ago.<br />In October, HMP Oakwood was slammed by inspectors.<br /><br /><br />Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-4954111487818408772014-01-05T23:36:26.312+00:002014-01-05T23:36:26.312+00:00who knows what we can believe anymore? have terror...who knows what we can believe anymore? have terrorists regained major towns/cities in iraq & afghanistan? is sudan a greater concern? will triple lockng your pension prevent herpes? is chris grayling an assassin? do i care if i'm nps, crc, itv, bbc or ira?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-11670222151425191912014-01-05T23:19:28.138+00:002014-01-05T23:19:28.138+00:00http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2534282/Wa...http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2534282/Wardens-tackle-disturbance-involving-inmates-Oakwood-prison.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-85105055092381577392014-01-05T21:26:58.382+00:002014-01-05T21:26:58.382+00:00Grayling will be pleased, after all hes on record ...Grayling will be pleased, after all hes on record saying Oakwood is the way he wants prisons run in the future- got the same vision for probation Chris?<br /><br />From the little bits of news I can find it would appear to be quite a serious disturbance indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-10379036032714058622014-01-05T21:24:36.387+00:002014-01-05T21:24:36.387+00:00Security firm, G4S, has confirmed that there is an...Security firm, G4S, has confirmed that there is an 'ongoing incident' on a wing at Oakwood Prison.<br /><br />“The situation is contained and we are applying standard procedures to manage the incident.<br /><br />“It would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage."<br /><br />– G4S SPOKESPERSON<br /><br />It follows a number of rooftop protests last year.<br /><br />In July 2013, HMP Oakwood, in Featherstone near Wolverhampton, was one of three prisons in England and Wales to be rated 'of serious concern' by the Ministry of Justice.Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-35296599991114348992014-01-05T21:13:33.550+00:002014-01-05T21:13:33.550+00:00http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2014-01-05/...http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2014-01-05/g4s-incident-contained-at-oakwood-prison/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-79553841750373183252014-01-05T20:19:52.164+00:002014-01-05T20:19:52.164+00:00That's a point with Tory's cutting public ...That's a point with Tory's cutting public services, as well as picking on poorer and more vulnerable members of society. The question I have is who the fuck do they think will vote them back in next year. Answers on the back of a stamp please!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-1043976535253820922014-01-05T19:41:51.078+00:002014-01-05T19:41:51.078+00:00Gottcha! Thanks lolGottcha! Thanks lolJim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-1042081051099479312014-01-05T19:39:34.525+00:002014-01-05T19:39:34.525+00:00Risk of Serious Recidivism - the new does-it-go-to...Risk of Serious Recidivism - the new does-it-go-to-NPS-or-CRC screening tool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-43706778708689364342014-01-05T19:33:06.583+00:002014-01-05T19:33:06.583+00:00RSR - you got me there. Red Snapper Recruitment?RSR - you got me there. Red Snapper Recruitment?Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-79551404579878255412014-01-05T19:30:15.974+00:002014-01-05T19:30:15.974+00:00Do we have a link or a bit more info please?Do we have a link or a bit more info please?Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-39828757898535757432014-01-05T19:19:00.218+00:002014-01-05T19:19:00.218+00:00Keista, I agree. Garyling and his beloved companie...Keista, I agree. Garyling and his beloved companies know that the more people you have is prison the more money you make. It is now common knowledge that the US government is thinking about ending the "War on Drugs" and every time this comes out in the media the stock price falls. Indeed this business model is the one that underpins the likes of SERCO and G4S and this is why there is great fear in the Prison Industrial Complex in America and now in the UK; they know that they are in danger. The market they love will kill them off as soon as profits start to slow down. <br /><br />We know that social and cultural inequality underpins crime and the way to reduce crime is to reduce inequality. Simple really but there is no money in reducing inequality so lock the poor up and make them do a few CBT programmes and return them to the same unequal conditions and then you can make more money off them all over again; this is known as "The Cycle of Elite Profit" And our governments support and foster this. They are nasty and brutish and they really need to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-45470229558036078372014-01-05T19:04:12.890+00:002014-01-05T19:04:12.890+00:00Ernst and Young have been hired to find further sa...Ernst and Young have been hired to find further savings......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-2215565429611916372014-01-05T18:58:32.610+00:002014-01-05T18:58:32.610+00:00I agree with Anon 16:00 and will follow their lead...I agree with Anon 16:00 and will follow their lead, hadn't thought of it myself but I will now be voting UKIP. A well timed protest vote could just give this government of rich boys the shock they need. Am off now to seek support for this from all of my email contacts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-62990454950055691312014-01-05T18:46:30.123+00:002014-01-05T18:46:30.123+00:00The Government has abandoned plans to allow the pr...The Government has abandoned plans to allow the private sector to run lie detector tests for hundreds of serious sex offenders, amid continuing turmoil over outsourcing following scandals involving the country’s two biggest contractors.<br /><br />The programme to test hundreds of sex offenders was due to start this month but has now been delayed for staff to be trained internally, in the latest blow to privatisation plans for monitoring former offenders in the community.<br /><br />The compulsory tests for about 750 released serious sex offenders in England and Wales are part of a major planned expansion of the use of the polygraph this year despite concerns over its effectiveness.<br /><br />Two police forces are set to introduce voluntary testing for people arrested for allegedly downloading child abuse images to examine the potential danger they pose and to identify other victims.<br /><br />The private sector conducted pilot studies of more than 300 ex-inmates in the Midlands - resulting in 22 being returned to prison because of disclosures they made after using the polygraph. However, the use of private companies to carry out the full programme has been now been ruled out.<br /><br />It follows last month’s decision to strip G4S and Serco of contracts to monitor tagged offenders, amid allegations that they overcharged the government millions of pounds. The case is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office.<br /><br />The two companies, which the Government has relied upon for the vast bulk of its private contracts, are not expected to bid for the specialist polygraph contract. Yet other firms have also been told they can only bid to train and monitor probation staff, and not to run the polygraph programme.<br /><br />Sadiq Khan, the shadow justice secretary, said: “This decision is a humiliating admission that the Ministry of Justice is not able to get value for money and good service from the private sector.<br /><br />“The fact that the Ministry of Justice has decided not to give the contract for lie detectors to the likes of G4S and Serco is very embarrassing for Chris Grayling. We now need him and the Ministry of Justice to eat a bit more humble pie and stop the dangerous privatisation of probation which is taking huge risks with public safety with no evidence that it will work.”<br /><br />Insiders believe the programme could be delayed for about nine months before the first testing takes place, though the Ministry of Justice said it expected only a short delay for training.<br /><br />“We considered options in light of investigations into G4S and Serco,” said a spokesman. “People will speculate as to their involvement but a competition was never under away.”<br /><br />Labour is considering banning contractors such as Serco and G4S from winning further tenders if the party wins the next general election, the Independent reported last month. The two companies are barred from entering a planned £500m-a-year contract for probation services as lead bidders.<br /><br />The Government claims the contracts could save taxpayers up to £200m a year with all but the most serious offenders under the supervision of the private sector.<br /><br />A G4S spokeswoman said: “It's not our practice to comment on tenders for reasons of commercial confidentiality. We cannot comment on why the Ministry of Justice may have delayed this exercise, as that is clearly a matter for them.”<br /><br />Serco said: “We have no plans to bid for this contract.”<br /><br />The use of the polygraph is set to expand rapidly within the criminal justice system. Some experts believe it can be used to expose many more offences committed by individual sex offenders, who may have a greater incentive than some other criminals to cover up crimes that spark public revulsion.<br /><br />The polygraph – widely used in the US - measures breathing, heart rates and sweating in response to questioning which would suggest if the subject has been lying.<br /><br /><br /><br />Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-32820816476839587612014-01-05T18:30:35.339+00:002014-01-05T18:30:35.339+00:00Tories and CG want to get rid of any professionals...Tories and CG want to get rid of any professionals who may have gone through training which provided them with an overview of society, from different political and social perspectives, especially from the left (Marxism, socialism, etc). Today's why probation officers are being replaced by untrained staff who have limited social and political perspectives regards social problems. The same applies to the social worker and teaching professions. Any professionals who question, who can articulate their opinions, who research, who look for solutions to very difficult individual and social problems and issues, who basically try to promote a society which is better, fairer, more understanding, more tolerant, celebrates difference and diversity, who regularly go above and beyond because theirs is a vocation, these professions, these people are despised by tories and people like CG, MG etc. because these compassionate and well educated professions highlight social injustices , discrimination, deceit, corruption, advanced by governments and corporations. That's why the full on attack continues from the tories. Their attacks on probation, education, NHS, legal services, social work, is totally ideologically driven hatched in the smelly little dorms in Eton by spoilt little rich boys, who had their futures mapped out by their wealthy parents in their private clubs and boardrooms of faceless corporations. Tories and CG want to get rid of any professionals who may have gone through training which provided them with an overview of society, from different political and social perspectives, especially from the left (Marxism, socialism, etc). Today's why probation officers are being replaced by untrained staff who have limited social and political perspectives regards social problems. The same applies to the social worker and teaching professions. Any professionals who question, who can articulate their opinions, who research, who look for solutions to very difficult individual and social problems and issues, who basically try to promote a society which is better, fairer, more understanding, more tolerant, celebrates difference and diversity, who regularly go above and beyond because theirs is a vocation, these professions, these people are despised by tories and people like CG, MG etc. because these compassionate and well educated professions highlight social injustices , discrimination, deceit, corruption, advanced by governments and corporations. That's why the full on attack continues from the tories. Their attacks on probation, education, NHS, legal services, social work, is totally ideologically driven hatched in the smelly little dorms in Eton by spoilt little rich boys, who had their futures mapped out by their wealthy parents in their private clubs and boardrooms of faceless corporations. We have no democracy in UK, the current tory lead coalition government has shown by their actions / policies that they are the government of the rich, for the rich. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-88574513048466680632014-01-05T17:13:40.524+00:002014-01-05T17:13:40.524+00:00No OASys Jim, but watch out for RSR.No OASys Jim, but watch out for RSR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-6371490984523457602014-01-05T16:36:30.130+00:002014-01-05T16:36:30.130+00:00Another spoof or mind-boggling eureka moment for M...Another spoof or mind-boggling eureka moment for Mr CG?<br /><br />I can just see those interviews and how they'll pan out:<br /><br />Interviewer: Tell me Bob, for what purpose do you have a mobile phone in your possession?<br /><br />Bob: Because I miss my Granny and need to speak to her daily.<br /><br />Interviewer, that's okay then Bob, give your Granny my best wishes.......next!30 years innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-67593330304037797422014-01-05T16:34:58.325+00:002014-01-05T16:34:58.325+00:00More egg on Graylings chin?
http://www.independe...More egg on Graylings chin?<br /><br /> http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/exclusive-plans-to-allow-private-sector-firms-to-give-sex-offenders-lie-detector-tests-abandoned-amid-turmoil-over-outsourcing-contracts-9039898.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-84723108016621134742014-01-05T16:28:30.734+00:002014-01-05T16:28:30.734+00:00Sentinel, unknown to many so can easily slip un-no...Sentinel, unknown to many so can easily slip un-noticed into the TR agenda are a far more toxic company then either Serco or G4S.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-30865382755321400602014-01-05T16:02:00.425+00:002014-01-05T16:02:00.425+00:00Woops - great minds and all that!Woops - great minds and all that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-47360571762586971962014-01-05T16:00:30.922+00:002014-01-05T16:00:30.922+00:00I'm a left winger but I'll vote UKIP to ke... I'm a left winger but I'll vote UKIP to keep the Tory scum out of power.<br /><br />You cant argue with ideological fools in a hollowed out political system that severs only the rich. No you have to become politically active, this in the end is the only way to fight them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-58135367973766275362014-01-05T16:00:14.179+00:002014-01-05T16:00:14.179+00:00I expect Sentinel got extra points for their CEO&#...I expect Sentinel got extra points for their CEO's name being "Bob Contestabile"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-59825236105316925642014-01-05T15:57:35.512+00:002014-01-05T15:57:35.512+00:00OMG The CEO is Bob Contestabile - you couldn't...OMG The CEO is Bob Contestabile - you couldn't make this stuff up! Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.com