Clean jails 'could cut violence'
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A study reveals that environmental improvements such as cleaner cells could cut violence in UK jails.
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Plans for more "chemical castrations" will be among measures to crackdown on child sex offenders.
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Top Pentagon officials and the  military command in Iraq contributed to an environment in which  prisoners were abused at Abu Ghraib prison, according to a  report released on Tuesday by high-level panel investigating  the military detentions.
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Senior police officers are urging ministers to do more to cut the amount of illegal drugs smuggled into prisons.
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Â· More prisoners being held in police and court cellsÂ· Slopping out returns as repairs are cancelled
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Young black gang members wanting to escape criminal life should have access to "safe houses", MPs suggest.
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China's parliament is to consider reforming a law that allows incarceration without trial, state media reports.
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Proposed law suggests fines, jail sentences for guilty parties.
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The jail system is in "serious crisis" with overcrowding affecting rehabilitation, the chief inspector warns.
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Â· Only non-dangerous offenders will be freed  Â· Brown announces Â£240m for 1,500 extra places
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The Lib Dems are to unveil plans to allow communities to decide punishment of some minor offenders.
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A scheme to introduce weekend prisons for people who commit minor offences is being considered for Scotland.
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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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TRAMPS should be rewarded for clearing glass bottles from the streets to cut the number of drinkers injured in post-pub punch-ups, according to new research.
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The lower house of parliament opened debate Tuesday on legislation that would toughen punishments against juvenile delinquents &#151; a bid to prevent more of the violence that has wracked France's neglected suburbs over the past year.
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Drug dealing and bullying continue to hamper improvements at one of the UK's biggest prisons, inspectors say.
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Policy to be implemented this month aims to protect children from violence and sexual content