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Charity 'offers significant value for money'

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The Today programme has been debating criminal justice this week, including how the system may need to cut costs during tighter public spending.

Offenders who go to the charity St Giles Trust after being released from prison are 40% less likely to commit more crimes than offenders generally, according to a report published next week.

Sanchia Berg reports on the scheme's success.

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