Prison recall population in England and Wales reaches record level

The recall population - the number of prisoners sent back to jail after release - has more than doubled in the last decade, and now accounts for around 15% of the total number of people behind bars.

Wednesday 12 February 2025 08:58, UK

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Prisoners are being sent back to jail by the probation service because it's the "easiest thing to do", the chief inspector of probation has told Paste BN.
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