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Probation services are supposed to turn offenders away from crime while protecting the public.

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In recent years they’ve undergone major reforms in an attempt to shift stubborn re-offending rates downwards.

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But there are growing concerns that those changes – which effectively privatised part of the service – are not having the desired effect.

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In this week’s Eye on Wales presenter Nelli Bird speaks to a mother looking to take legal action following the murder of their son and hears concerns that those far-reaching probation reforms could be putting others at risk.