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High Sheriff sets sights on youth reoffending rates

Jon Wright
BBC News, Suffolk
Sarah Lilley
BBC Radio Suffolk
Luke Tomlinson Gulshan Kayembe wearing a long Kashmiri embroidered jacket and the High Sheriff pendant. She standing in front of rows of book shelves.Luke Tomlinson
Gulshan Kayembe said she chose her formal court dress to reflect her Indian heritage

A new county high sheriff says she wants to work to stop young people reoffending "because we can't just keep building more prisons".

Gulshan Kayembe, from Felixstowe, has been made the High Sheriff of Suffolk for 2025/26.

The role is a 12-month independent, non-political royal appointment.

Ms Kayembe, who has a background in education, said: "When you look at who is in prison, especially men, significant numbers have been excluded from school - so what is it that we don't do to address the underlying needs":[]}