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Six homicides in one year reflect unacceptable levels of prison violence, says Ombudsman

September 21, 2016

Homicides in prison are still rare but the number has increased, vividly illustrating the unacceptable level of violence in prisons in England and Wales, said Nigel Newcomen, Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO). Today he published a bulletin on lessons that… Read More

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