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Resettlement provision for adult offenders: accommodation and education, training and employment

Published:
A joint thematic review by HM Inspectorate of Prisons, HM Inspectorate of Probation and Ofsted (September 2014)

People in prison: Ex-service personnel

Published:
A findings paper by HM Inspectorate of Prisons (March 2014)

The treatment of offenders with learning disabilities

Published:
A Joint Inspection by HMI Probation, HMI Constabulary, HM Crown Prosecution Inspectorate and the Care Quality Commission (30 January 2014)

Third Aggregate Report on Offender Management in Prisons

Published:
Findings from a Series of Joint Inspections by HM Inspectorate of Probation and HM Inspectorate of Prisons (December 2013)

A joint inspection of Life sentence prisoners

Published:
A Joint Inspection by HMI Probation and HMI Prisons (September 2013)

A criminal use of police cells? The use of police custody as a place of safety for people with mental health needs

Published:
A joint review by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons, the Care Quality Commission and Healthcare Inspectorate Wales to examine the extent to which police custody is used as a place of safety under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (20 June 2013)