Prisons and probation

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  Prison-building programme in doubt as jail population levels off

  10 Aug 2010: Ministry of Justice figures predict small rise in numbers and little impact for Ken Clarke's 'rehabilitation revolution'

• Ministry of Justice faces £2bn cuts sparking fears for 15,000 jobs

  10 Aug 2010: Senior civil servants told bulk of savings will need to be made in the next 12-24 months

• Prison population predicted to hit record 88,500 by 2016

  10 Aug 2010: Rise tempered by figures showing underlying slowdown in growth which questions plan for massive prison building plan

• Poor food and stress 'responsible for rising number of deaths in UK prisons'

  8 Aug 2010: Prisons ombudsman says diet and bad healthcare are behind early deaths of inmates

• Grendon's good work under threat

  7 Aug 2010: Letters: A serious examination of the risks to the regime should now be part of the outcomes from the sad and tragic death of Robert Coello

• HMP Grendon: Victim of its own success

  5 Aug 2010: Noel Smith: The death of a Grendon inmate is no surprise. It has gone sadly downhill since my time inside

• Out of prison and trying to go straight

  4 Aug 2010: How easy is it to go straight after a life spent in and out of prison? Here is the record of Paul Johnston over two years as he attempts to put his criminal past behind him

• Damilola Taylor killer to be freed despite posing 'high risk'

  4 Aug 2010: Rickie Preddie granted automatic release under sentencing rules without evidence of rehabilitation

• Compensation claims paid out by every prison in England and Wales

  4 Aug 2010:

  Ian Huntley is to claim compensation for an alleged attack by another inmate. Find out how much is paid out to prisoners annually by every prison in England and Wales

• Legal rights for some, if some people say so

  4 Aug 2010:

  Joshua Rozenberg: Recent rulings that equivocally defend our democratic rights contrast with the government's shallow pledges on legal aid

• Grendon prison murder raises concerns over budget cuts

  3 Aug 2010: Prison Officers' Association calls for investigation into impact of cuts after murder of Grendon inmate Robert Coello

• Ian Huntley deserves nothing, but he's right to sue

  2 Aug 2010:

  Decca Aitkenhead: The armed robber who slit the Soham killer's throat was abiding by the moral code of prisoners. We mustn't do the same

• Restorative justice is not a simple fad – it really works

  1 Aug 2010:

  Letters: It satisfies victims and reduces re-offending

• Ian Huntley sues prison service for £100,000 after razor attack

  31 Jul 2010: Ian Huntley, the Soham murderer, is claiming £100,000 in damages after allegedly having his throat slashed by an inmate

• Sue Wassef: My son is in an Egyptian jail for drug crimes he didn't commit

  31 Jul 2010:

  Sue Wassef's son Pierre was arrested in Cairo in 2007 and charged with drug trafficking. Coerced into a confession, he is now serving 25 years in prison. His devastated mother can only sit and wait

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