Jails 'failing to treat inmates'
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Prison doctors say the public is at risk from drug addicts and mentally ill offenders being released from jail without treatment.
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New data suggests that the prisoners affected by recent changes to drug sentencing laws are very different from the general prison population.
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Kenya's Human Rights Commission criticises conditions at Meru jail where seven prisoners have died.
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A Kenyan human rights group says the death of 56 inmates at a prison this year amounts to a "national disaster".
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The Chief Inspector of Prisons says improvements to the system are under threat  because of overcrowding.
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Reports highlight problems in two UK prisons, including a vermin infestation in one
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Fresh predictions for the prison population suggest government building plans may not provide enough cells.
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The jail system is in "serious crisis" with overcrowding affecting rehabilitation, the chief inspector warns.
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Treatment plans have been a cornerstone of efforts to reform offenders, but there is no convincing evidence that the approach works.
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The Prison Service should consider stopping sick pay for its staff in a bid to improve "unacceptable" levels of absenteeism, MPs have said.
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The state's corrections system is dangerously overcrowded and in crisis. A federal panel is about to render a judgment that could force open prison doors
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Too many inmates are living in "dreadful conditions" at  Perth Prison, an inspector's report concludes.
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Ministers have backed down on proposals allowing people suffering from mental illness who have not committed a crime to be locked up.
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Governors told to move as many inmates as possible to open jails in response to prison overcrowding
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A treatment center for sex offenders is failing to meet its central purpose: preparing them to return to society.
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Privately-run prisons perform worse than those run by the public sector, a document leaked to the BBC suggests.
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Serious failings in healthcare provision at the Yarl's Wood asylum centre are highlighted in a report.