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The Guardian view on the prisons crisis: moving men into women’s jails is not the answer | Editorial
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Kneejerk reactions to overcrowding will do more harm than good. Ministers should focus on probation

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/10/the-guardian-view-on-the-prisons-crisis-moving-men-into-womens-jails-is-not-the-answer

#Prisonsandprobation #UKcriminaljustice #Society #Politics #Labour #Conservatives #TheGuardian #Editorial

The Guardian view on the prisons crisis: moving men into women’s jails is not the answer | Editorial
By Editorial

Kneejerk reactions to overcrowding will do more harm than good. Ministers should focus on probation

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/10/the-guardian-view-on-the-prisons-crisis-moving-men-into-womens-jails-is-not-the-answer

#Prisonsandprobation #UKcriminaljustice #Society #Politics #Labour #Conservatives #TheGuardian #Editorial

The Guardian view on the prisons crisis: moving men into women’s jails is not the answer | Editorial
By Editorial

Kneejerk reactions to overcrowding will do more harm than good. Ministers should focus on probation

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/10/the-guardian-view-on-the-prisons-crisis-moving-men-into-womens-jails-is-not-the-answer

#Prisonsandprobation #UKcriminaljustice #Society #Politics #Labour #Conservatives #TheGuardian #Editorial

The Guardian view on the prisons crisis: moving men into women’s jails is not the answer | Editorial
By Editorial

Kneejerk reactions to overcrowding will do more harm than good. Ministers should focus on probation

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/10/the-guardian-view-on-the-prisons-crisis-moving-men-into-womens-jails-is-not-the-answer

#Prisonsandprobation #UKcriminaljustice #Society #Politics #Labour #Conservatives #TheGuardian #Editorial

Probation staff vote to strike in blow to Burnham plans on early release
By Peter Walker, Rajeev Syal and Caroline Davies

Napo members overwhelmingly back action after union had criticised prisons proposals as rushed

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/11/probation-staff-strike-vote-burnham-early-release

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Probation staff vote to strike in blow to Burnham plans on early release https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/11/probation-staff-strike-vote-burnham-early-release #PrisonsAndProbation #UkCriminalJustice #IndustrialAction #TradeUnions #Politics #Society #UkNews #Law

Meet the offenders cleaning canals in the West Midlands as an alternative to prison
By Tom Pilston and Haroon Siddique

With the debate over prison overcrowding and what to do about it raging, one initiative offers an alternative solution

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/07/offenders-cleaning-canals-west-midlands-prison-overcrowding

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Meet the offenders cleaning canals in the West Midlands as an alternative to prison https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/07/offenders-cleaning-canals-west-midlands-prison-overcrowding #PrisonsAndProbation #UkCriminalJustice #Law #Society #Communities #WestMidlands #UkNews

New breed of political prisoner arises in Britain as anti-protest sentences rise https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may/23/anti-protest-sentences-rise-england-wales-political-prisoners #UkCriminalJustice #EnvironmentalActivism #Protest #PalestineAction #UkNews #Law #PrisonsAndProbation #JustStopOil #Palestine