A training centre at HMP Standford Hill, on the Isle of Sheppey, aims to teach inmates trade skills.

Last week, the Justice Secretary announced "landmark" sentencing reforms and said they would help cut crime, boost rehabilitation and reduce reoffending.

Prisons must focus on rehabilitation to cut reoffending, says chief inspector. Published. 29 December 2023. Share. close panel. Share page. Copy link. About sharing. By Harrison Jones . BBC News.

Al-Ghaili believes shifting the focus from punishment to rehabilitation will lower prisoner reoffending rates and “could enable them to reintegrate into society sooner and contribute to the ...

In a comprehensive analysis of the effectiveness of correctional treatments, Dr Koehler and Professor Friedrich Lösel of Cambridge University and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg synthesised 53 ...

Smell detectors could be installed in criminals’ homes or prison cells to monitor their illegal drug use. The detector, which ...

Compounding the challenge is the increasing number of inmates, particularly foreign nationals, and the rising cost of food ...

After 14 rehab attempts that were unsuccessful in treating his disease, Washington said the thing that worked was a two-year jail sentence for armed burglary in 2009.

Short prison sentences are associated with higher reoffending rates—about 55% for sentences under 12 months compared to 27.5% overall—while evidence indicates that rehabilitation and community ...

The British government is to rollout the use of medication to suppress the sex drive of sex offenders, as part of a package of measures to reduce the risk of reoffending and alleviate the ...