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Britain is addicted to prisons. Our crumbling probation service proves they don’t work | Polly Toynbee
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 16 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Britain is addicted to prisons. Our crumbling probation service proves they don’t work | Polly Toynbee”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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The current system is unable to quench the public thirst for locking people up – and certainly doesn’t ensure proper care once they are released Public services need more investment across the board. Every day, another wretched story.
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