EUROPEAN ANTI-TORTURE COMMITTEE CONDEMNS HMP’S EASTWOOD PARK AND STYAL
Members of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or…
CLINKS PUBLISH NEW REPORT INTO EFFECTIVE RESETTLEMENT SUPPORT
With the implementation of the Sentencing Act 2026, Clinks have now published a preliminary report…
DELAYS IN VETTING ARE CREATING SIGNIFICANT STAFF SHORTAGES IN PROBATION
Inspectors say that delays in the vetting of job applicants are creating serious staff shortages…
PRISONERS RELEASED EARLY ‘RISK LIVING ON THE STREETS’
Probation staff have warned that there is a lack of hostel places for 2,000 prison…
WOMEN WITH EXPERIENCE OF RECALL, REMAND AND PROLIFIC SHOPLIFTING WANTED FOR RESEARCH
Revolving Doors are looking to speak to women with experience of remand and/or recall, as…
EDUCATION NOW DOWN BY 30% IN WOMEN’S PRISONS
Educational hours in women’s prisons have fallen by an average of 30%. They have also…
REPORT REVEALS PUBLIC’S CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
A new report and poll from the Common Ground Justice Project has explored the crisis…
PRISONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES ASKED TO ADD SECOND BEDS, BREACHING SAFETY LIMITS
The Guardian has reported that the Prison Service has drawn up plans to “double up”…
CHIEF INSPECTOR OF PRISONS WARNS OVERCROWING WILL PERSIST DESPITE EARLY RELEASES
HM Inspectorate of Prisons has responded to the government’s plans to increase the number of…
STAFFING SHORTAGES RENDER NEW £38 MILLION JAIL WING REDUNDANT
A new prison wing at HMP Norwich, intended to provide an additional 170 extra cells,…
NEW MOJ REPORT EXAMINES THE RISE IN PRISON VIOLENCE
A new report published by the Ministry of Justice has examined the cause in the…
HOWARD LEAGUE RESPONDS TO GOVERNMENT PLANS FOR ‘LARGEST PRISON BUILDING PROGRAMME SINCE VICTORIAN ERA’
On 1st September, Lord Chancellor Alex Norris announced the largest prison building programme since the…