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The Equality and Human Rights Commission:
www.equalityhumanrights.com

The Mental Health Act 2007, as passed, with links to explanatory notes:
www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2007/ukpga_20070012_en_1

For articles and information on mental health care in prison:
www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/subsection.asp?id=438

NACRO is a campaigning organisation working to prevent crime and improve the treatment of offenders:
www.nacro.org.uk

For information about various support and campaigning for prisoners and their families:
www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/subsection.asp?id=434 

For the most recent criminal statistics for England and Wales:
www.justice.gov.uk/publications/criminalannual.htm (2006, published November 2007)

The Sentencing Advisory Council for Victoria, Australia. The site gives the following:
“The Sentencing Advisory Council is an independent statutory body that was established in 2004 under amendments to the Sentencing Act 1991. The functions of the Council are to:

  • provide statistical information on sentencing, including information on current sentencing practices
  • conduct research and disseminate information on sentencing matters
  • gauge public opinion on sentencing
  • consult on sentencing matters
  • advise the Attorney-General on sentencing issues
  • provide the Court of Appeal with the Council's written views on the giving, or review, of a guideline judgment.”

www.sentencingcouncil.vic.gov.au/

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