The probation caseload - that's the number of former offenders staff are attending to - was 238,646 at the end of June 2024.
Aimee Lawrence, Probation Service strategic operations manager from Sheffield, is sharing her words of wisdom as part of a national campaign for HMPPS.
Warning: This story contains descriptions of suicide and acts of violence Holding his chin in his hand and staring into the distance, a probation officer tells me how he planned to end his life.