{"id":6648,"date":"2025-10-14T10:33:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T10:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prisonersadvice.org.uk\/?p=6648"},"modified":"2025-10-14T10:33:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T10:33:35","slug":"restorative-justice-thwarted-by-hmpps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/2025\/10\/14\/restorative-justice-thwarted-by-hmpps\/","title":{"rendered":"RESTORATIVE JUSTICE &#8216;THWARTED BY HMPPS&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organisations which run Restorative Justice sessions \u2013 where crime victims meet directly with offenders in an attempt to obtain closure \u2013 claim that a unit set up within the Prison Service to extend and oversee the practice is in fact blocking it from happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why Me? , a leading Restorative Justice organisation , claims the unit \u2013 known as \u2018reHub\u2019 \u2013 is &#8216;excessively risk averse, does not trust experts, insists cases are referred through its own process, takes decisions without consulting those involved, and fails to explain its thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response, the Ministry of Justice has now ordered a three month review of reHub\u2019s work &#8216;with the aim to identify areas for improvement&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Restorative Justice has been an important part of rehabilitation in prisons since the 1980s and is supported by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Prisons Minister Lord Timpson. It has been found to lead to a 14 per cent reduction in reoffending, and 80 per cent of victims who took part say it helped bring closure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For further information,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/insidetime.org\/newsround\/restorative-justice-thwarted-by-hmpps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Organisations which run Restorative Justice sessions \u2013 where crime victims meet directly with offenders in an attempt to obtain closure 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