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21/02/2013
Report Claims Private Companies Better At Running Prisons
Reform, a centre-right think tank, has said that private companies are better than the public sector at running the UK's prisons.
10 out of 12 privately-run prisons had lower reoffending rates among those serving 12 months or more than comparable public jails, according to the report.
The think tank say there is no evidence to support the governments decision last year to move away from wholesale privatisation of the prison service in England and Wales.
Justice Minister Jeremy Wright however said the report was a "simplistic analysis".
Privately-managed prisons were first introduced in the UK in the 1990s and there are currently 14 private prisons in England and Wales, all managed by one of three firms - G4S, Serco and Sodexo Justice Services (formerly Kalyx).
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10 out of 12 privately-run prisons had lower reoffending rates among those serving 12 months or more than comparable public jails, according to the report.
The think tank say there is no evidence to support the governments decision last year to move away from wholesale privatisation of the prison service in England and Wales.
Justice Minister Jeremy Wright however said the report was a "simplistic analysis".
Privately-managed prisons were first introduced in the UK in the 1990s and there are currently 14 private prisons in England and Wales, all managed by one of three firms - G4S, Serco and Sodexo Justice Services (formerly Kalyx).
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Prisons ‘failing’ on HIV and hepatitis C
Prisons are failing to halt the spread of HIV and hepatitis C, a joint report by two charities has claimed. The report, conducted by the Prison Reform Trust and the National AIDS Trust, criticised prison healthcare as “inconsistent and often sub-standard”. The survey found that over half of prisons have no sexual health policy in place.
Prisons ‘failing’ on HIV and hepatitis C
Prisons are failing to halt the spread of HIV and hepatitis C, a joint report by two charities has claimed. The report, conducted by the Prison Reform Trust and the National AIDS Trust, criticised prison healthcare as “inconsistent and often sub-standard”. The survey found that over half of prisons have no sexual health policy in place.
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