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The way things are going this government will employ the prisoners to build a new prison, supervised by Group 4 and using cement that was nicked from a nearby local housing project that was closed down due to the lack of government funds.

many would agree Barney, however this country has the capacity to house 69,000 prisoners. As of yesterday we had 84,400 in custody. Many are remand prisoners (not convicted of anything) and many are serving less than 12 months. The Probation service has no statutory involvment with anyone who serves less than 12 months and yet the Tories argue Probation has not cut reoffending rates enough. How can we? we don't work with anyone who serves under 12 months and it is 80% of those indiduals who reoffend and commit the most crime.

Those released on licence to the Probation service do reoffend less, we do protect the public and if the offender fails to work with us we send them back to prison.

The Governement however think they can get this work done on the cheap, well I am sorry to say "good luck with that one".

I suspect Group 4 will reduce re-offending but that's only because a conservative MP will be doing the accounts! thumbsdown

Well it looks like after years of faithful service, much abuse and dedication to duty I am going to be pushed in to a lesser role managing those offenders who pose the highest possible risk. Probably the most aggressive, vindictive, unpleasant and least likley to be rehabilitated. Why? Becuase G4S can't make any money on those cases can they? What will G4S do when their medium/low risk case tells the key worker to "feckoff", give him back to Probation as unworkable? Well they did a great job at the olympics....Talk about cherry picking your work...
check back soon for an update on this sorry saga, don't think I have much to lose as a Probation Officer do I....

A heart with strong resolve won't be swayed (your words)
now that's fighting talk...
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