It is that logic that perhaps explains why there are now only 42,000 staff in the National Offender Management Service in england and wales, while there were 19,000 back in 2010. But the logic of cutting prisons has perhaps reached a limit. The pressure of fewer staff in overcrowded jails has seen violence rise towards staff, other prisoners or in the form of self harm. Bad things are happening in ourjails, and its no surprise the president of the Prison Governors Association has written an open letter attacking the governments management of prisons. Heres elaine dunkley. Violence and rioting, volatility has gripped prisons in england and wales. Run. The pressure in our Prison Service building for staff and inmates. Get down. A breakdown in Law And Order caused by a shortage of staff and a growing Prison Population. A toxic mix according to the Prison Governors Association. Attacks on prison staff and drugs academic increasing concern around Mental Health and overcrowding, resources an
While some countries struggle to uphold human rights, Ecuador has forged ahead and ruled wild animals possess distinct legal rights, including the right to exist.
La Cocina s massive, multicultural food hall is finally opening in San Francisco next week
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Pupusas from Estrellita’s Snacks, one of the vendors at San Francisco’s La Cocina Municipal Marketplace.Eric Wolfinger
After five long years of anticipation, the Tenderloin is getting its first ambitious food hall on Monday filled with tough-to-find dishes like jerk chicken tacos, vegan pupusas and Senegalese peanut stew. Billed as the first women-led food hall in the country and an example for mission-driven development, the effort is run by La Cocina, arguably San Francisco’s most beloved food nonprofit that’s launched the careers of chefs with national clout like Reem Assil of Reem’s and Nite Yun of Nyum Bai.
The Bay Area s most anticipated restaurants opening this spring
After a year of casual fare, promising new fine dining restaurants are about to debut
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Mascarpone agnolotti from Bungalow Kitchen, an upcoming Tiburon restaurant by chef Michael Mina.David Varley
Many of the most exciting eats to emerge during the pandemic have been casual, takeout-oriented affairs, including pop-ups, ghost kitchens and home operations. But a rush of fine dining is on its way, with several of spring’s most anticipated openings leaning high-end and coming from chefs who used to work in Michelin-starred kitchens.
The recent lull in splashy, three-dollar-sign restaurant debuts makes sense with the pandemic, but now chefs are getting vaccinated and indoor dining is reopening across the Bay Area. Finally able to envision a future where their dining rooms can be full, these chefs have decided to open their doors this spring and many more are likely to follow this summer and fall. I