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Prisons and probation

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

Latest work

Efficiency and resilience of the Probation Service

Autumn 2025

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

Improving outcomes for women in the criminal justice system

Published on: 19 Jan 2022

Report Value for money

Crime, justice and law

Back of a woman's head, outside
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