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‘The fight against far-right extremism doesn’t start with classics written in a past society’Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
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Intern in trouble after accidentally sharing prison keysfeature And other stories from the stranger side of life
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Gust of wind makes woman pregnantfeature And other stories from the stranger side of life
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Mum caught digging tunnel to free murderer sonSpeed Read And other stories from the stranger side of life
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Coronavirus: what should prisons do?In Depth Jail conditions make disease control impractical, and many countries are releasing inmates to avoid mass coronavirus infections
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Leaked documents reveal brainwashing in China’s prison campsSpeed Read Documents challenge Beijing’s claims that the camps provide voluntary education
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Suicide rate among released prisoners is rocketingSpeed Read Calls for greater scrutiny after deaths increased sixfold since 2010
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Why Brazil’s jailed former president could be freedIn Depth Supreme Court overturns law that saw dozens jailed the largest corruption scandal in the country’s history
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Does prisoner rehabilitation work?Speed Read Former head of Prison Service says staff should ‘stop fretting about rehabilitation’
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Britain’s ten worst prisonsSpeed Read Mixed results for the £10m scheme designed to cut violence
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Will the Tories’ tough new stance on crime pay off?Speed Read Labour warns stop-and-search expansion ‘risks riots’
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How UK prisons are failing young offendersDaily Briefing Watchdog says children are not getting necessary support to succeed in life following release
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Well-behaved prisoners to be handed cell keysSpeed Read Ministry of Justice announces controversial reforms to encourage good behaviour
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What are secure schools?In Depth The UK’s first alternative to youth jails will open next year in Kent
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