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From inmate to homeless: Poor housing returns convicts to jail in England

Wormwood Scrubs prison London

London, UK Thomson Reuters Foundation A lack of housing and widespread homelessness in England are pushing many ex-inmates to re-offend and end up back in jail, a prisons watchdog warned on Wednesday. Prisoners released without stable housing were almost twice as likely to re-offend, according to an HM Inspectorate of Prisons report, citing barriers to […]