Figures released by the Ministry of Justice have revealed that prisoners in England and Wales have received over £10 million in benefits over the past five years.
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Prisoners receive £10 million in benefits
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Prisoners 'kept in dark on transfers'
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Employer sentenced to jail and fined for wage, annual leave pay and severance payment offences
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G4S donates £2.5 million to armed forces
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Collections raise nearly £4,000
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Government to inject up to £37bn capital
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160 prisoners to be granted temporary release over Christmas
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Spokesman clarifies report on grant of remission to prisoners
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Crime Stoppers offers rewards
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Drug treatment services given £29m funding
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ICAP revenues exceed GBP1.5bn for the first time
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More children receiving support payments
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Some 9,757 foreigners serving sentences in Malaysian prisons
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Nucleus completes £15m rights issue
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More than £15m in unpaid tax is written off
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Chiltern farmers to benefit from £2.5m funding scheme
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Prison visits are set to resume