On Probation Blog

Knowing when and where not to tell the truth is a vital part of growing up and maturing into a responsible citizen. It's all a question ...

I notice that NACRO have commented  on the recently published research  by Civitas and which I mentioned in passing last week. In essence th...

I was always taught that it was bad form to gloat, but sometimes in life exceptions have to be made, and so it is with the aptly-named Nick ...

Well Louise Casey, Head of the governments new Troubled Families Unit has been busy , talking to twelve families up and down the land and in...

So, Friday the thirteenth was the date chosen to announce to the world the largest ever privatisation of probation services in England and ...

I'm off for a few days and whilst I could try and post, maybe a bit of time to reflect on things might not be a bad idea. As I prepare t...

I'm pleased to say that 'Brontosaurus' has responded once again and raises a number of key points that I will endeavour to ans...

As this Channel 4 series filmed within the confines of HMP Brixton continues, it's highlighting some very familiar aspects of prison lif...

I notice that it didn't take long for 'escaped' life sentence prisoner John Massey to be apprehended and for the Guardian to wei...

Readers will be aware that I decided to respond  in some detail to a critical comment that was generated by my earlier post  'Punish Les...