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Prison reform group the Howard League for Penal Reform has said that the jailing of women should be “virtually abolished”. It claims that women are being sent to prison in unacceptable numbers and suffer disproportionately during their incarceration. The league also highlighted the fact that women in prison are more frequently punished for misdemeanours than… Read more »
The police service is still struggling with racism in its ranks, according to a new report from the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE). It concluded that although senior officers had shown a willingness to embrace change, there was still “a long way to go” before institutional racism would be eradicated from its ranks. Announcing the… Read more »
