prisoners
Fighting for justice for women in a system that's rigged against them
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Fighting for justice for women in a system that's rigged against them
Harriet Wistrich's new book, Sister in Law, describes some of the significant cases she has fought over three decades
How Starmer's new prisons minister James Timpson wants to change the way we lock people up
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How Starmer's new prisons minister James Timpson wants to change the way we lock people up
Timpson boss James Timpson on Doc Martens, high street success and how work can turn lives around
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Timpson boss James Timpson on Doc Martens, high street success and how work can turn lives around
'We lost a good man': Tributes paid after death of journalist and ex-Inside Time editor Erwin James
'We lost a good man': Tributes paid after death of journalist and ex-Inside Time editor Erwin James
The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Education, mentorship and business
The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Education, mentorship and business
Number of Welsh prisoners sleeping rough on release has trebled in one year
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Number of Welsh prisoners sleeping rough on release has trebled in one year
'I had to do something': Ex-prisoner explains how love for his kids helped him turn his life around
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'I had to do something': Ex-prisoner explains how love for his kids helped him turn his life around
How young people in prison are getting a fresh start by giving free haircuts to homeless people
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How young people in prison are getting a fresh start by giving free haircuts to homeless people
Clean Break: A theatre company for women in the criminal justice system
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Clean Break: A theatre company for women in the criminal justice system
Scotland has the perfect antidote to ex-prisoners' reoffending rates
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