Criminal Justice News Articles

Date Published: 09/05/2013

Transforming the Rehabilitation of Offenders...

The justice secretary, Chris Grayling is due to confirm in a Commons statement on Thursday that the public probation service is to be reduced to a smaller specialist role supervising only the 30% of offenders regarded as high-risk with the private an [Read More]

Date Published: 25/03/2013

Tears and laughter at the North East Regional Service User Forum...

Held for the first time in Hartlepool people in recovery from across the North East came together to share experiences. [Read More]

Date Published: 21/03/2013

The Art of Recovery - DISC volunteer Steven receives Butler Trust Award at the Palace...

Link to Butler Trust Awards magazine, Inspire. The Awards recognise outstanding dedication, skill & creativity by people working in prisons, probation or youth justice settings. Steven was presented with his award at Buckingham Palace. [Read More]

Date Published: 20/12/2012

BIG lottery backs DISC for West Yorkshire’s Fulfilling Lives Programme!...

DISC are very pleased to have been approved by the BIG Lottery Fund to act as lead organisation in West Yorkshire's Fulfilling Lives Programme. [Read More]

Date Published: 20/12/2012

Volunteer Steven Ellis wins a Butler Trust Award!! ...

Presented each year by our Royal Patron, The Princess Royal, and awarded independently, Butler Trust Annual Awards are the most sought after awards for people working in correctional settings in the UK! [Read More]

Date Published: 03/10/2012

A dad to be proud of......

Parental substance misuse can cause considerable harm, read more about Allan from Leeds who grew up in a family where drug taking and violence were part of the norm [Read More]

Date Published: 09/06/2011

DISC's Operations Director Danny Glew Quoted by Sky News on Prison Reform...

Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has been asked to rethink controversial proposals on Prison reform. Steve Ellis, a 35-year-old aspiring artist, believes he is living proof that prison can work - but short sentences do not. DISC's Operations... [Read More]

Date Published: 12/11/2010

DISC In The Limelight...

DISC has won an award for its work with ex-offenders and a commendation for its partnerships with other charities. In September our Back To You team in Leeds won a National Training Award for Education & Training at the Yorkshire and Humber regional training awards in Leeds Town Hall. [Read More]

Date Published: 05/11/2008

Together Women Project Wins Third Award for Outstanding Work ...

The Together Women Project (TWP) which helps women offenders break the cycle of offending and turn their lives round has won a National Criminal Justice Award for 'outstanding contribution to working with offenders'. [Read More]