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Prisons and probation

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This is a sub-topic of Crime, justice and law

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Building an effective and resilient Probation Service

Published on: 24 Oct 2025

Report Value for money

Prisons and probation

Tackling harm from drug use in prisons  

Winter 2025/26

Work in progress

Crime, justice and law

Increasing the capacity of the prison estate to meet demand

Published on: 4 Dec 2024

Report Value for money

Prisons and probation

Ministry of Justice 2022-23

Published on: 8 Feb 2024

Overview Departmental overview

Crime, justice and law

Improving resettlement support for prison leavers to reduce reoffending

Published on: 12 May 2023

Report Value for money

Prisons and probation

Prison wing viewed over the shoulder of a guard

Electronic monitoring – a progress update

Published on: 8 Jun 2022

Report Value for money

Crime, justice and law

Mapping the Justice landscape 

Published on: 2 May 2022

Insight Opinion

Courts, sentencing and tribunals

Children in custody: secure training centres and secure schools

Published on: 28 Apr 2022

Report Value for money

Crime, justice and law

Interactive map of the criminal justice system

Published on: 28 Feb 2022

Report Interactive visualisation

Crime, justice and law

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