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On day one the prosecution case was utterly compelling and that's not just my view, even Trump's lead lawyer said he'd been so i...

What with morale being so low and us all distracted and worn down by Covid concerns, I guess we should have been paying a bit more attention...

Probation of Offenders Act 1907 Clause 4d : "It shall be the duty of a probation officer, subject to the directions of the court - to ...

What does advise, assist and befriend in a probation context even mean? I once asked a probation officer from that era and they told me they...

Blog comments  31st January 2021:- "An echo chamber for retired POs and out-of-their-depth long-serving OMs desperate to vent some bile...

Despite or because of the parallels, I'm still following US politics as welcome diversion from domestic matters post-Brexit, but am beco...

We haven't said much about prisons for some time, but I do recall the MoJ has an alarming track record of highlighting any new additions...