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Probation failings: who’s to blame?

Probation failings: who’s to blame?

Not the usual suspect, for once

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Joshua Rozenberg
Jan 24, 2023
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A probation service is meant to protect the public and reduce reoffending by supervising offenders in the community and overseeing their rehabilitation. For the second week running, though, the probation inspectorate has uncovered failings that led to tragic consequences.

Last week, the justice minister Damian Hinds told us that the chief probation offic…

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