A government scheme to release prisoners early “put pressure” on the Probation Service, according to bodies in the sector.
It comes as a probation unit in West Yorkshire has been rated “inadequate” and in a “chaotic state” in an inspection.Inspectors visited Bradford and Calderdale PDU in September, the same month where around 1,700 people were released from prisons in England and Wales to reduce overcrowding. Those freed were serving time for crimes like fraud and drug offences, and had to have completed 40% of their sentence.
the Probation Service Union, says 75% of absences across the country are down to mental health including work-related stress.
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