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Self-harm 'on the rise' in jails

By John Hirst

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Self-harm 'on the rise' in jails

"Rates of self-harming in prisons are increasing, a charity has warned.

The Howard League for Penal Reform said there were 22,459 self-harm incidents in jails in England and Wales last year, up from 16,393 in 2003.

It found the 37% rise in four years outstripped the rate of increase in the prison population by four times.

But a Ministry of Justice spokesman said the rise was due to a new system which meant incidents were now more accurately recorded".

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on April 14, 2008 (boomark / email).

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