Electronic tagging system unprepared to monitor thousands of early-release prisoners, watchdog warns

Electronic tagging system unprepared to monitor thousands of early-release prisoners, watchdog warns

The electronic tagging system that will be relied upon to monitor thousands of offenders released early from prison is failing to alert the authorities of potential breaches of conditions, a watchdog has warned. Martin Jones, HM inspector of probation in England and Wales, said the current system relied upon hard-pressed police and probation officers looking…

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For the Second Time, Lawmakers Failed to Fix California’s Warning System for Teacher Misconduct

For the Second Time, Lawmakers Failed to Fix California’s Warning System for Teacher Misconduct

A last-ditch legislative attempt to help California school districts keep problematic teachers out of the classroom has collapsed following opposition from unions and the state teacher licensing agency that a proposed searchable database would violate privacy and subject educators to unfair treatment.  The proposed database, introduced by a Democratic member of the State Assembly in…

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The Guardian view on lessons from Southport: people fixated on violence must not slip through the system | Editorial

The Guardian view on lessons from Southport: people fixated on violence must not slip through the system | Editorial

It is two years this month since Axel Rudakubana burst into a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, murdered Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe, and injured 10 other people. The government’s pledge to implement all 67 recommendations from the public inquiry signals its determination to protect the public in future. Its chair,…

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