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    • The First Night
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    • The Induction Process
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    • Getting things Done
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  • How do prisons actually work?
    • Daily timetables
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    • Types of prison, and prisoners
    • Females and Juveniles
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  • How probation works
    • The basics
    • How does the probation service work?
    • What does the probation service do?
    • Tagging or HDC
    • Community Service Orders
  • ROTL, Release on Temporary License
  • Complaints and the IMB
    • IMB Reports
    • The IMB
  • How are the victims of crime dealt with?
  • Prison Officers Duties and Pay
  • HMIP Reports
  • Offenders with Learning Difficulties
  • HMIP on Staying in Contact with Family

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