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Russell Webster

@russellwebster.com

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Researcher, evaluator, consultant & writer in drugs, alcohol & criminal justice. My blog keeps you up-to-date on the latest policy, practice and research.

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Russell Webster @russellwebster.com · 24/04/2026

The use of electronic monitoring continues to rise, here's a snapshot of yesterday's stats

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Russell Webster @russellwebster.com · 26/03/2026

The MoJ has today published the costs per prison place and per prisoner The cost per prison place was £39,454 in 2024/25 up 6.3% on the year before or just 2.2% if you factor in inflation. Costs per prisoner £37,845 up 8% or 3.8% allowing for inflation

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Russell Webster @russellwebster.com · 09/03/2026

New data from @SentencingCCL shows surge in assaults on emergency workers since new legislation in 2018 sentencingcouncil.org.uk/publications...

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Russell Webster @russellwebster.com · 30/01/2026

Yesterday the Government published its first ever annual prison capacity statement which includes hopeful projections of the impact of the Sentencing Act. Nevertheless, the prison population is expected to hit 92,000 by 2032 www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Russell Webster @russellwebster.com · 29/01/2026

Justice Data Lab analysis finds prison Open University Programme helps reduce reoffending assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6979e5...

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Russell Webster @russellwebster.com · 03/04/2025

Trainee Probation Officer recruitment: April 2024 to March 2025 New stats show there were 1,057 PQiPs in 2024/25 Graphic shows numbers by region www.gov.uk/government/s...

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