Exclusive: ‘Vital window’ to boost probation workforce before prison reforms put huge pressure on service already in chaos, says union chief ...

Police chiefs have demanded ministers exempt “high risk” violent and sexual offenders from their early prison release scheme ...

“Reducing the number of sentences under 12 months will free up probation staff to focus more on effective rehabilitation. “This should also mean far fewer women are sent to prison in future as they’ve ...

A mother whose teenage son was murdered by a convicted offender on probation says she fears proposed changes to the justice system. Conner Marshall, 18, of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, was beaten to ...

A Huntingdonshire-based probation officer has reflected on his 40-year career working with offenders. Matthew Ryder, from Huntingdon, kick-started his career in the Probation Service in central London ...

The combination of full prisons and tight public finances has forced the government to urgently rethink its approach.

Tammy Armstrong is alleged to have sent abusive emails and texts saying she would also punch her probation worker's face in ...