IMB RAISES SERIOUS CONCERNS OVER THE IMPACT OF HEATWAVES IN PRISON
The Interim Chair of the Independent Monitoring Board recently wrote to HMPPS to raise serious…
REPORT MAKES KEY RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF POST-RELEASE DEATHS
A new report from Nacro recommends that much more be done to reduce the risk…
EXPERTS DEMAND U-TURN ON NEW GUIDELINES WHICH EXCLUDE PRISONERS FROM RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
On Wednesday 1st July, some 45 Restorative Justice organisations submitted a letter to Lord Timpson, Minister…
UN EXPERTS RENEW URGENT CALLS FOR THE RE-SENTENCING OF IPP PRISONERS
UN experts have renewed their calls for the re-sentencing of around 2,400 IPP* prisoners in…
PAS PUBLISHES NEW EARLY RELEASE INFO SHEET IN LIGHT OF UPCOMING CHANGES
PAS has now published an ‘Early Releases’ Info Sheet, which aims to explain the changes…
PRISON AND PROBATION OMBUDSMAN CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT BODY TO SCRUTINISE PRISON STAFF CONDUCT
Adrian Usher, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO), has called for the creation of an…
GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF PRISON SYSTEM
On 1st July, the government announced the launch of an independent review of the prison…
NEW PUNISHMENTS CURTAILING PRISONERS’ PRIVILEGES AND SOCIAL VISITS ‘A CONCERNING SURPRISE’
The introduction of enhanced powers to punish misbehaviour in prison has been labelled ‘a concerning…
PAS SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERS PANEL EVENT ON ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY AMONGST WOMEN IN PRISON
Two weeks ago, we were delighted to deliver another successful panel discussion to 42 attendees,…
HIGHLIGHTING OUR WORK WITH LGBT+ PRISONERS FOR PRIDE MONTH
This Pride Month, we wanted to shine a light on our legal, human and healthcare…
NEW SURVEY EXPLORES EXPERIENCES OF HOPE AND FULFILMENT AMONGST PRISONERS ON LONG-TERM SENTENCES
A new Hope and Fulfilment Survey (HAFS), developed as part of Prison Reform Trust’s Building…
PAS TO HOST EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSION ON ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY ACROSS FEMALE PRISON ESTATE
We are delighted to announce our next Panel Discussion, which will take as its focus the…