Government wins probation battle
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The government wins a vote over plans to privatise the Probation Service, despite a backbench revolt.
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US banker Frank Quattrone wins the right to stay out of jail pending an appeal against an 18-month sentence for obstruction of justice.
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Â· Research argues that orders are not working  Â· Evidence suggests lack of support for offenders
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Parenting experts are to help families in areas beset by anti-social behaviour under a new government scheme.
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MPs want better delivery of community sentencing of youths after finding more than 50% were not finishing their programmes.
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abdication have cleared a last legal hurdle after the country&#39;s top constitutional body ruled the process valid. law did not breach the constitution, which states that the monarch rules for life.
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The National Audit Office says probation officers are allowing "unacceptable" excuses from criminals who miss meetings.
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Tories and penal reformers accuse government of mismanagement of prison system
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A man who almost killed a shop manager was freed from jail early against probation advice, the BBC finds.
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OTTAWA -- The long push to reform marijuana laws took a big step forward yesterday as the federal government re-introduced legislation decriminalizing possession for personal use.
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Appeal judges rule the government acted unlawfully by keeping some prisoners in jail for 'too long'.
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Non-violent offenders could be released early to ease prison overcrowding in England and Wales.
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HELENA, Mont., Jan. 3 -- Montana's Department of Corrections is facing stiff resistance to a proposal to prohibit all people on parole or probation from obtaining medical marijuana.
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By Frank Ahrens, Washington Post Staff Writer  When the government's attempt to relax media ownership rules was defeated in court two years ago, some hailed it as a victory against putting too much power in the hands of too few media lords.
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Community Support Officers are to get detention powers despite mixed findings about their effectiveness.
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Public and press demands over the supervision of criminals cannot be met because the probation service is facing a tightening "squeeze", a government inspector warned today.
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And the SEC and DOJ notch victories.