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The psychological rehabilitation of offenders is not a lost cause

Agencies discuss ways to reduce the numbers of young people on remand

Rape: Plan to protect anonymity of accused watered down

Pleading guilty to police should mean lighter sentence, judge says

Corruption in the prison service: Are there really seven 'bent' officers in every prison?

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The psychological rehabilitation of offenders is not a lost cause | Guardian

Senior clinicians Naomi Murphy and Des McVey respond to psychiatry professor Peter Tyrer's demand that "a £200m scheme to treat some of Britain's most dangerous killers should be abandoned." They argue that on the contrary, Prisoners and society as a whole can benefit from such schemes.

Agencies discuss ways to reduce the numbers of young people on remand | CYPN

Senior youth justice figures are in discussion about reducing levels of remand in the secure estate after the proportion of those held reached a new high.

Rape: Plan to protect anonymity of accused watered down | Independent

A surprise plan to grant anonymity to rape defendants will be significantly redrawn by the coalition Government after intense criticism of the proposals.

Pleading guilty to police should mean lighter sentence, judge says | Times

Suspects who plead guilty in the police station should benefit from a hefty cut in their sentences, the judge in charge of sentencing has told The Times.
Lord Justice Leveson wants to review the discounts now given for guilty pleas, to award bigger credit to defendants who admit their crimes even before the first court hearing.

Corruption in the prison service: Are there really seven 'bent' officers in every prison? | Telegraph

In the wake of the policy Exchange report about drug treatment in prisons, The Telegraph looks at the corruption behind bars and how it feeds the problem.