THREE OF EVERY FOUR PRISONERS RELEASED ARE RECALLED BACK TO PRISON
New Ministry of Justice data shows that for every four people released from prison, three…
NEW PRISON AND PROBATION STATISTICS A ‘LITANY OF DESPAIR’
New Safety in Custody, Prison Performance Ratings, HMPPS Annual Digest and Offender Management data have been described as a ‘litany of despair’. Safety…
INDEPENDENT PRISON CAPACITY REVIEW POINTS TO SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS
The newly published Independent Prison Capacity Review sets out the growth of the prison population crisis, the…
CALLS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ‘FAILING’ IPP ACTION PLAN
Recently-published statistics show that the IPP Action Plan – launched in November 2024 – has…
MOJ PUBLISHES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACTION PLAN FOR PRISONS, PROBATION AND COURTS
The Ministry of Justice has now published its Artificial Intelligence Action Plan which aims to set out…
PRISONS STILL STRUGGLING TO IDENTIFY AND MEET THE NEEDS OF NEURODIVERGENT PRISONERS
The ‘Neurodiversity in the Criminal Justice System’ report, published in 2021, revealed that neurodivergent prisoners…
HMPPS REPORT REVEALS RECALLED IPP PRISONERS SPEND SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER IN PRISON
HMPPS has now published its second annual report on the IPP sentence, which details the action…
NUMBER OF IPP PRISONER RELEASES HITS ‘ALL TIME LOW’
The number of IPP prisoners being released for the first time has hit an all-time…
CENTRE FOR WOMEN’S JUSTICE RECOMMENDS SYSTEMIC REFORMS FOR VICTIMS OF COERCIVE CONTROL
The Centre for Women’s Justice has published a report recommending criminal justice reforms in law, policy…
URGENT NOTIFICATION ISSUED FOR HMP PENTONVILLE
The Chief Inspector of Prisons has issued an Urgent Notification of HMP Pentonville after a recent…
PRISONS AND PROBATION ANNUAL REPORT SHOWS 35% INCREASE IN INVESTIGATIONS INTO DEATHS
The 2024-25 Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) Annual Report has now been published, detailing prison…
INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE CRIMINAL COURTS PUBLISHED
Sir Brian Leveson has now published the first part of his independent review of the…