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Tuesday 23 October 2012

Profiting from the criminal justice system - It's a crime

Today's Independent reports that multinational contractors G4S, Serco and Sodexho are in the running for probation services which are being outsourced by the Con Dem Government in England and Wales:
http://www.independent.
co.uk/news/uk/politics/g4s-in-the-running-to-take-control-of-privatised-probation-8221943.html
  UNISON has over 5000 members employed in probation services and, alongside NAPO, is steadfastly campaigning against privatisation: http://www.unison.org.uk/acrobat/unpaid_Work_flyer.pdf