probation

The Government is releasing thousands of inmates earlier than planned in a bid to tackle prison overcrowding in England and Wales.

The damning findings by the chief inspector of probation, published last year, set out a catalogue of errors by probation officers.

It highlights real stories of transformation of people who have committed crime

A report also warned of ‘unprecedented pressures on the prison estate’ which it said threaten the quality of resettlement services.

A MAN living in north Belfast told police he was "addicted'' to accessing indecent images of children, a court heard.

A MAN who punched a bus inspector in Belfast has been sentenced to probation for 18 months.

A FORMER teacher, who was jailed for sex offences 14 years ago, has avoided a return to prison despite having indecent images of children.

ONE can often judge a society or community not by its wealth or status, but by how it treats those who find themselves at the bottom in its hierarchy.

A TEENAGER who admitted assaulting an 83-year-old man in an unprovoked attack while "off his head" on drugs, has avoided jail after a judge said sending him to prison would not address his problems.

A 21-year-old IT student addicted to child pornography, even when he himself was a child, has been freed on three years probation and put on the sex offenders' register for five years.