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Dire’ prison conditions putting rehabilitation at risk

Police Oracle 17/11/2025
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Prison overcrowding, staffing shortages and deteriorating infrastructure is having a ‘profound impact on the ability of prisons to deliver rehabilitation’, a new report published by the Justice Committee has said.

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