Prison reform plan to be unveiled
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Justice Secretary Jack Straw is due to announce jail reform plans aimed at reducing the rate of reoffending.
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Justice Minister Lord Falconer is expected to announce Tuesday the early release of 2,000 low-risk and non-violent inmates to ease chronic overcrowding at prisons in England and Wales.
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The move this week by New York reflects concern about prison overcrowding and 'fairness.'
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Plans to offer more drug treatments to sex offenders to help cut reoffending are being unveiled by ministers.
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Ministry reveals releases under government scheme to cut jail overcrowding
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The home secretary will announce plans to  build two new jails to provide an extra 1,300 prison places.
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Communities would have more say in how local police forces are run, under Conservative plans set to be unveiled.
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Plans to stop youngsters with convict fathers from following them into a life of crime are unveiled.
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Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon will set out details of wide-ranging and controversial changes to the structure of the British Army today.
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The merger of three prisons in the West Midlands will create Britain's biggest jail, the Prison Service has announced.
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The Chief Inspector of Prisons says improvements to the system are under threat because of overcrowding.
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Health Secretary Alan Johnson is expected to set out how he wants to reform the "sick-note" culture.
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The chairman of the banking committee of the Senate will on Wednesday afternoon unveil a comprehensive plan to reform mortgage lending, sources familiar with the plan said.
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A radical shake-up of England's planning laws is set to be a proposed by a government-commissioned report.
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Martha Stewart's finally ready to get to work on her latest   project: redecorating her prison cell.
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Conservative leader Michael Howard explains his plans for an overhaul of Britain's 'unfair' asylum system.
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Ministers are to announce plans for 'safe rooms' in houses to help protect victims of domestic violence.