General Article Ex-servicemen in prison

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The Howard League for Penal Reform’s Inquiry into Former Armed Service Personnel in Prison has today (Thursday 23 June) published its final report in the run up to Armed Forces Day on Saturday 25 June.

With official estimates suggesting that English and Welsh prisons hold around 3,000 ex-servicemen, there is public concern as to why those who have served their country go on to offend.

Theories have been put forward that the numbers of ex-servicemen in prison are on the increase, that ex-ser...

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