{"id":42,"date":"2025-10-02T16:22:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T15:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2025-11-04T16:13:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T16:13:41","slug":"pas-in-the-media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/pas-in-the-media\/","title":{"rendered":"PAS in the Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"353\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/08-wandsworth_7336-353x530-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-670\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This section contains a sample of a wide range of media sources that have featured PAS in the last few years. These sources include: newspapers (e.g.: The Guardian, Inside Time), journals \/ magazines (e.g. The Law Gazette, The Legal Action Group Magazine and The Solicitors\u2019 Journal), websites (e.g. the BBC, Huffington Post, The Justice Gap) and radio broadcasts (e.g. BBC Radio 4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/prison-crisis-homelessness-probation-reoffending-b2461968.html\">PAS Contributes to Independent Article Excoriating the Practice of Releasing Prisoners Homeless<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7br.co.uk\/2021\/06\/7br-part-heard-rose-harvey-sullivan-kate-lill-fathers-in-prison-contact-with-children\/\">PAS Women Prisoners\u2019 Caseworker Takes Part in 7BR Podcast Part Heard to Talk About New Fathers Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/2025\/11\/04\/pas-on-bbcs-victoria-derbyshire\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"772\">PAS Appears on the BBC\u2019s Victoria Derbyshire to Discuss Early Prisoner Release<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newstatesman.com\/science-tech\/2020\/05\/how-coronavirus-spreading-through-uk-prisons\">New Statesman Backs PAS Call for Justice Secretary to Release Certain Groups of Prisoners to Slow Down Coronavirus May 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackneycitizen.co.uk\/2020\/05\/01\/locked-up-lockdown-coronavirus-exposed-flaws-prison-system\/\">PAS Director Lubia Begum-Rob Quoted in Hackney Citizen Article May 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-52334848\">PAS Calls on Justice Secretary to Take Action in BBC Article on Suspension of Early Prisoner Release April 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2020\/apr\/18\/uk-coronavirus-prison-plan-suspended-after-six-mistakenly-released\">PAS\u2019 Threatened Legal Action Cited in Guardian Article on Delay of UK Coronavirus Prison Plan April 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/2020-04-18\/early-release-scheme-paused-after-six-prisoners-mistakenly-freed\/\">PAS\u2019 Potential Legal Action Against Government Cited in Online ITV News Article, April 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2020\/mar\/31\/uk-prisoners-covid-19-symptoms-forced-share-cells\">PAS Director Quoted in Guardian Article about Cohorting Prisoners with Covid-19 March 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insidetime.org\/government-considers-releasing-prisoners\/?fbclid=IwAR2CU6QkkQzzxWkob-z5LVn2IdWV9nKo2IOTIhrhkjWaWqhxSRrUjGVZMVo\">PAS Mentioned in Inside Time Article, \u201cGovernment Considers Releasing Prisoners\u201d March 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2020\/mar\/23\/coronavirus-uk-prisons-releasing-harmless-staff?fbclid=IwAR3CnHA8DMt58ApJtVrQ0OYjkmAVkkAfcyavUIyqZFL7NOV4Wi9uZuO7bt0\">Guardian Article Cites PAS\u2019 Call to Release Prisoners during Coronavirus Crisis March 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>[download id=&#8217;731&#8242;]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2019\/feb\/12\/prison-service-quashes-governors-rulings-seen-in-channel-4-show\">The Guardian:\u00a0Prison service quashes governor\u2019s rulings seen in Channel 4 show<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2018<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insidetime.org\/a-legal-duty\/\">Inside Time article by PAS Community Caseworker, Laura Orger, giving advice on making most of Prison Healthcare.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[download id=&#8221;774&#8243;]\u00a0by PAS Women Prisoners\u2019 Caseworker, Kate Lill.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2018\/jul\/26\/john-worboys-case-parole-board-independent-court\">PAS former Co-Director,\u00a0Deborah Russo, quoted in Guardian article by PAS trustee Eric Allison regarding the Worboys parole controversy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-london-44309213\">The Guardian: NHS trust \u2018struggles to meet needs\u2019 at Thameside Prison<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insidetime.org\/legal-aid-reinstated-the-facts\/\">Legal Aid Reinstated after PAS Landmark Victory\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2017<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/law\/2017\/apr\/10\/cuts-legal-aid-for-prisoners-unlawful-court-of-appeal\">The Guardian: Cuts to legal aid for prisoners ruled unlawful<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legalvoice.org.uk\/access-justice-prisoners-necessity-not-luxury\/\">Legal Voice: Access to justice for prisoners is a necessity, not a luxury<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2017\/jan\/27\/legal-aid-cuts-delaying-prisoners-release-rehabilitation-courses\">The Guardian:\u00a0Legal aid cuts delaying prisoners\u2019 release, court will be told<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/gayan-samarasinghe\/legal-aid_b_14340714.html\">Huffington Post: Prison Charities Appeal For Help To Challenge Legal Aid Cuts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2016<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2016\/jun\/08\/martha-spurrier-head-liberty-human-rights-act-fight\">The Guardian: PAS Appeal against Legal Aid Cuts is mentioned in Article about New Director of Liberty<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2016\/jan\/05\/jail-reading-scheme-letter-tom-shannon-trust?CMP=twt_gu\">The Guardian: PAS Facilitates Prisoner\u2019s Move to Care Home<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/insidetime.org\/wonderful-prisoners-advice-service\/\">The Inside Time Newspaper: PAS Helps Prisoner with Re-Categorisation of Prison Sentence<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/insidetime.org\/turning-the-tables\/\">The Inside Time Newspaper: PAS Supports Prisoner with Overturning Table Ban in Segregation Unit<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thejusticegap.com\/2016\/11\/pas-lecture-life-prisoners-right-hope\/\">The Justice Gap:\u00a0PAS lecture: Whole life prisoners and \u2018the right to hope\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2015<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-32148038\">BBC News: PAS Releases Statement on the High Court\u2019s Absconder Policy Ruling<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gu.com\/p\/4emqq\/stw\">The Guardian: PAS Comments on Children being Denied Visits to Fathers in Jail<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lag.org.uk\/magazine\/2015\/07\/recent-developments-in-prison-law.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fadvanced-search.aspx%3fsearch%3d\">The Legal Action Group: PAS brings about Judicial Review on Indeterminate Sentence Prisoners and Open Conditions Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2014<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b03nrnw2\">BBC Radio 4: Prisoners\u2019 Advice Service Appeal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-26609536\">The BBC: High Court Rejects PAS\u2019s Objection to Prisoner Legal Aid Cuts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/law\/2014\/mar\/06\/legal-aid-cuts-prisoners-high-court-challenge\">The Guardian: PAS Challenges Government Prisoner Legal Aid Cuts at the High Court<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawgazette.co.uk\/5040408.article?utm_source=dispatch&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=GAZ170314#.UygcWQg8RrZ.facebook\">The Law Gazette: PAS to take Prison Aid Cuts Rejection to Court of Appeal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawgazette.co.uk\/law\/prison-law-legal-aid-appeal-granted\/5041984.article\">The Law Gazette: Court of Appeal Grants Permission for PAS to Appeal Prisoner Legal Aid Cuts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2013<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecrimereport.org\/news\/inside-criminal-justice\/2013-08-oversight-in-british-prisons-lessons-for-the-us\">The Crime Report: PAS Questions Her Majesty\u2019s Inspectorate of Prisons<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thejusticegap.com\/2013\/05\/prison-an-expensive-way-to-treat-people-inhumanely\/\">Justice Gap Reports on Annual PAS\/Justice Gap Debate<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thejusticegap.com\/2013\/05\/appalling-vistas-fascinating-times-in-her-majestys-playground\/\">The Justice Gap: PAS mentioned in Article on Life in Prison<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2012<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2012\/sep\/18\/disabled-prisoners-lives-risk-treatment-jails\">The Guardian: PAS Comments on the Treatment of Disabled Prisoners in Prison<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2012\/10\/24\/prisoner-rights-uk_n_2008185.html\">The Huffington Post: PAS\u2019s View on the Incentive and Earned Privilege Scheme<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thejusticegap.com\/2012\/05\/is-prison-really-too-soft-pas-justicegap-debate\/\">The Justice Gap: PAS\u2019s Thoughts on the Increasing Privatisation of the Prison Service<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2011<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a 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