https://theconversation.com/will-ending-short-prison-sentences-fix-prison-overcrowding-what-an-expert-thinks-278927; https://theconversation.com/how-a-doubling-of-sentence-lengths-helped-pack-englands-prisons-to-the-rafters-239242. "Although broadly positive, these changes are not necessarily a silver bullet for the well-documented #prisons crisis. For one thing, the reforms will result in more work for the #probation service, which is already under pressure. In recent inspection reports, the probation inspectorate has described the service as having 'too few staff, with too little experience & training, managing too many cases'." See: https://hmiprobation.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/the-probation-service-has-too-few-staff-with-too-little-experience-and-training-managing-too-many-cases/.
Will ending short prison sentences fix prison overcrowding? What an expert thinks

People sentenced for similar offences are more likely to offend after a short prison sentence than if they had been given a community sanction.

The Conversation

Shockingly light punishment for speeding Mercedes driver who killed couple and their babies at SF bus stop

A driver who killed a couple and their two babies after plowing her Mercedes into a San Francisco…
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Earl W Taylor in Georgia: Name: Earl W Taylor
State: Georgia
Agency: Probation Southeast Area
Decertified Since: 1993 https://copblaster.com/cop/26380/earl-w-taylor?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #EarlWTaylor #GeorgiaLawEnforcement #Probation #LawEnforcement #CriminalJustice
Susan R Strom Revoked Certification in Oregon: Name: Susan R Strom
State: Oregon
Agency: Not Identified
Decertified Since: 09/08/2014
Former Occupation: Parole & Probation Officer
Disciplinary Action: Revoked Certification https://copblaster.com/cop/30563/susan-r-strom?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Oregon #ParoleOfficer #Probation #LawEnforcement #CriminalJustice
Walter R Sellars in Georgia: Name: Walter R Sellars
State: Georgia
Agency: Probation Southeast Area
Decertified Since: 2015 https://copblaster.com/cop/24160/walter-r-sellars?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #LawEnforcement #Georgia #Probation #Decertified #WalterRSellars
Katrina Singh in Georgia: Name: Katrina Singh
State: Georgia
Agency: Probation Southeast Area
Decertified Since: 2008 https://copblaster.com/cop/24706/katrina-singh?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #KatrinaSingh #Georgia #LawEnforcement #Probation #Decertification

B.C. Mountie gets probation in fatal 2017 arrest of Dale Culver in Prince George

https://misryoum.com/us/canada-news/b-c-mountie-gets-probation-in-fatal-2017/

PRINCE GEORGE — An RCMP officer convicted of obstruction of justice in the death of an Indigenous man while in custody in 2017 has been handed 18 months probation by a court in British Columbia. The BC Prosecution Service...

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B.C. Mountie gets probation in fatal 2017 arrest of Dale Culver in Prince George

PRINCE GEORGE — An RCMP officer convicted of obstruction of justice in the death of an Indigenous man while in custody in 2017 has been handed 18 months

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Clifton W Studstill in Georgia: Name: Clifton W Studstill
State: Georgia
Agency: East Region Probation Office
Decertified Since: 2001 https://copblaster.com/cop/26058/clifton-w-studstill?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #LawEnforcement #Georgia #Probation #Decertified #CriminalJustice
Prosecutors sought an indefinite prison term for a 36-year-old unemployed man for murdering a volunteer probation officer in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, during his probation in May 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/25/japan/crime-legal/otsu-probation-murder-trial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #shiga #probation #otsu
Indefinite term sought for 2024 murder of probation officer in Otsu

The key issue of the trial at the Otsu District Court is whether the defendant has the capacity to bear criminal responsibility for killing the volunteer probation officer.

The Japan Times
Tina S House in Georgia: Name: Tina S House
State: Georgia
Agency: Northwest Probation Detention Center https://copblaster.com/cop/12985/tina-s-house?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TinaSHouse #GeorgiaNews #LawEnforcement #Probation #CriminalJustice