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The
Prison Service
(This link will take you to the Prison Service website.)
The Prison Service keeps prisoners securely in custody,
looking after them with humanity and helping them
lead law-abiding and useful lives in custody and
after their release. |
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Her
Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons
An independent inspectorate which reports on conditions
for and treatment of those in prison, young offender
institutions and immigration detention centres.
HMIP is committed to protecting human rights and
encouraging service improvement. |
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Independent
Monitoring Boards
IMBs perform a vital 'watchdog' role providing independent
checks on prisons and immigration removal centres.
The 1900 volunteers have an important role in ensuring
prisoners and detainees are cared for decently. |
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The
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
(This link will
take you to the PPO website.)
The completely
independent PPO investigates complaints from prisoners,
ex-prisoners subject to probation supervision, or
anyone who has had reports written about them. |
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The
National Offender Management Service
The introduction of the National Offender Management
Service (NOMS) was announced by the Home Secretary
earlier this year. It will bring together the
prison and probation services as one service,
responsible for joining up offender management,
ensuring the public are better protected and reoffending
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