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Thursday, June 3, 2004 Firms to take over discipline in private jails The powers of Home Office officials charged with ensuring the "fair and lawful treatment of prisoners" inside Britain's private jails are to be handed over to the private companies to boost their competitiveness. Leaked Home Office internal correspondence seen by the Guardian discloses that the responsibility of these officials -known as controllers - for internal prison discipline is also to be transferred to the director or governor of each private prison. Guardian 8:26:28 AM    comment [] Convicts flee in search of stricter prison When the history of audacious jail breaks is written, Audie Carr and Benjamin Clarke will command a page of their own. While other inmates dream of freedom, they are the first known convicts to abscond in search of a stricter regime. Guardian TelegraphOut of the frying pan Evening Standard: Prisoners escaped to find tougher jail Scotsman: No Charges for Escapers Who Wanted Tougher Jail BBC: Jail break duo escape punishment 8:26:03 AM    comment [] Cameras 'block' criminals from Bradford city centre A second Yorkshire city is to install high-definition cameras after the "exceptional" results of trial in Bradford which police have compared to DNA-profiling as a crime-fighting weapon. The cameras read the numberplate of every vehicle entering the city and automatically alerts police when cameras pick up details of wanted or stolen cars. Guardian Leeds today: 'Super-cameras' to nab criminals 8:25:32 AM    comment [] Criminal behaviour starts as young as 10 Boredom remains the excuse of choice for teenagers who find themselves on the wrong side of the law. They also blame their delinquency on the influence of friends, pressure to impress their peers, drinking, truanting and taking drugs. Independent 8:25:01 AM    comment [] Pianist jailed in Sri Lankan abuse case A 66-year-old retired concert pianist was jailed yesterday in the first successful UK prosecution for so-called "sex tourism" under new laws to try to stop British paedophiles abusing children abroad. Guardian 8:24:16 AM    comment [] Teenage truancy rises despite new laws Levels of truancy, serious offending, drinking and smoking are rising among teenagers, and more are falling victim to crime, according to a study of classrooms in England and Wales. Independent 8:22:25 AM    comment [] © Copyright 2004 Nick Page.

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