HM Prison and Probation Service
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New houseblock to boost prisoner employment prospects
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Prisoners will learn the skills they need to stay on the straight and narrow as the latest phase of the government’s plan to deliver 20,000 new prison places gets underway.
Millions invested to support female offenders
Press release
£24 million for services that work with women in justice system.
Amy Rees appointed to lead HMPPS
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The Ministry of Justice has today (31 August 2022) announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive for Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS).
Prisoners are to be upskilled in cutting-edge farming techniques as the government continues to get offenders into work and cut crime.
Building work on Britain’s newest ‘smart’ prison will start this autumn – delivering over 1,400 modern places to get more offenders into jobs and away from crime.
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We carry out sentences given by the courts, in custody and the community, and rehabilitate people in our care through education and employment.
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SW1H 9AJ
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