McSweeney murder highlights probation staffing concerns

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McSweeney murder highlights probation staffing concerns

His Majesty's Inspector of Probation has today published another serious further offence review revealing the tragic consequences of the chronic under-staffing of the probation service.

Date - 24th January 2023
By - Russell Webster - Work with Offenders

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Following last week’s SFO review of the case of quadruple murderer Damien Bendall, (see our coverage here) the inspectorate has now issued its independent serious further offence review of Jordan McSweeney. Mr McSweeney should have...

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