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…
NEW PRISON DATA SHOWS INCREASE IN HOMICIDES AND SERIOUS ASSAULTS
New statistics by the Ministry of Justice reveal a welcome reduction in the overall, recent…
NEW RESEARCH ON THE EFFECT OF TOUCH DEPRIVATION UPON PRISONERS
New research explores how touch is experienced, interpreted, and endured in custody, with many prisoners…
COURT OF APPEAL OVERTURNS SIX IPP SENTENCES – WITH 150 FURTHER CASES TO BE REVIEWED
The Court of Appeal has recently quashed the Imprisonment / Detention* for Public Protection sentences of six prisoners…
NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS ELECTRONICALLY TAGGED RISES 2% TO 28,687
New figures by the Ministry of Justice show that the number of individuals assigned with…
GOVERNMENT PLANS ‘DIGITAL OVERHAUL’ OF PRISON SYSTEM TO COMBAT MISTAKEN RELEASES
The Government has announced an £82 million package to ‘digitalise the archaic paper-based prison system’,…
PRISONERS AWARDED £428,000 IN COMPENSATION FOLLOWING STAFF ASSAULTS
A Freedom of Information request has revealed that the Prison Service has paid out £428,000…
NEW REPORT FINDS TOO FEW PRISONERS BENEFIT FROM EXERCISE AND SPORT
A new report published by HM Inspectorate of Prisons has found that those in custody…
INSPECTORS WARN THAT THE CARE OF ACUTELY MENTALLY UNWELL PRISONERS IS WORSENING
Inspectors have warned that the care of acutely mentally unwell prisoners is generally becoming worse…
SUSPENDED SENTENCES NOW LIKELY TO REPLACE MAJORITY OF 12 MONTH JAIL TERMS
As of 23rd March 2026, suspended sentences will replace short jail terms of up to…
NEW REPORT EXPOSES LACK OF SUPPORT FOR REMAND PRISONERS
A new report published by HM Inspectorate of Prisons reveals that prisoners on remand – ie…
GOVERNMENT PROMISES £32 MILLION TO REDUCE WOMEN’S IMPRISONMENT
A new report published by The Women’s Justice Board recommends a set of measures to reduce…