EXPLORING THE OPERATIONAL REALITIES OF NEW SENTENCING RECOMMENDATIONS
Following David Gauke’s sentencing recommendations, The Howard League for Penal Reform has examined how they…
PROPOSALS TO END THE DETENTION OF IPP PRISONERS ANNOUNCED
An expert working group led by a former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales…
2024 IMB ANNUAL REPORT REVEALS SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS ACROSS PRISON ESTATE
The Independent Monitoring Board has now published its Annual Report, noting the ‘appalling’ physical condition of prisons…
RESEARCH EXPLORES THE EXPERIENCE OF HOPE FOR OLDER PRISONERS ON LIFE SENTENCES
New research explores how older prisoners serving life sentences experience hope – particularly when faced…
NEW RESEARCH CALLS FOR BETTER DIGITAL ACCESS IN PRISONS
New research into digital access in prisons has highlighted the challenges faced by prisoners on…
NEW DOCUMENTARY SEES FORMER WOMEN PRISONERS RETURN TO HOLLOWAY
‘Holloway’ sees six former prisoners return to the cells where they were once held, to…
NEW PODCAST EXPLORES THE EXPERIENCE OF FATHERS IN PRISON
The new ‘Fathers Together’ podcast focuses on the experiences of five fathers from racially minoritised…
YOUNG OFFENDERS AT HMP SWINFEN HALL ARE ‘DE-HUMANISED’ BY VIOLENCE, SAY MOTHERS
Young offenders at HMP Swinfen Hall have been stabbed, ‘dehumanised’ and are ‘becoming more violent’…
WOMEN HAND-CUFFED DURING LABOUR SUE GOVERNMENT
A pregnant woman who ‘begged’ prison officers to remove her handcuffs as she went into…
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES MUCH-ANTICIPATED SENTENCING REVIEW
The government has recently published its much-anticipated Independent Sentencing Review, led by the former Lord Chancellor,…
Proposed Powers to Compel Sentencing Attendance Raise Serious Prison Safety Concerns
In July 2024, the government committed to new legislation requiring convicted people to attend their…
Recalled Prisoners to be Released Earlier
Prison leavers who are recalled to jail for breaching their licences are to be re-released…