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9 January 2013 Last updated at 00:38

Birmingham prison: 'More sex offender space needed'

"HMP Birmingham The Victorian jail can cater for up to 1,450 adult male prisoners at a time

The justice minister has been urged to provide extra space at HMP Birmingham to cope with the rising number of sex offenders being sent there.

The Independent Monitoring Board said the jail was struggling to cope with more historical sex offence cases being solved, a rise in internet pornography convictions and more rape prosecutions.

It has now written to Chris Grayling asking for him to investigate urgently."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-20935846

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Thursday, October 11, 2012

Risk worry as sex offenders are freed from HMP Whatton without treatment

"PEOPLE could be at risk because sex offenders are being released from a specialist Notts jail without treatment, it is claimed.

"Inadequate" funding at HMP Whatton, near Bingham, means some inmates ['prisoners', please] are not undergoing psychological programmes to try to stop them re-offending.

The claim is made by the jail's Independent Monitoring Board in a report out today.

Board chairman Dr Ed Pollock told the Post he was worried about a risk to the public because the lack of Government cash at the prison means there are not enough psychologists to treat prisoners."

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/story-17066211-detail/story.html
 
Half of most dangerous sex offenders in denial over their crimes 

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/half-of-most-dangerous-sex-offenders-in-denial-over-their-crimes-8208476.html
 
Serious sex offenders neglected by prison service, report finds

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/oct/12/serious-sex-offenders-neglected-prison

Inspectors call for prison managers to review sex offender provisions

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/at-a-glance/main-section/inspectors-call-for-prison-managers-to-review-sex-offender-provisions-1-5016253