{"id":67,"date":"2025-10-02T20:43:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2025-12-19T13:02:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T13:02:41","slug":"prisoners-legal-rights-bulletin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/prisoners-legal-rights-bulletin\/","title":{"rendered":"Prisoners&#8217; Legal Rights Bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/UK-Criminal-Justice-Prison-1107-530x353-1.jpg\" alt=\"A young black male prisoner on the stairs of his wing. HMP\/YOI Portland, Dorset. A resettlement prison with a capacity for 530 prisoners. Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom.\" class=\"wp-image-7060\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>PAS publishes a&nbsp;Prisoners\u2019 Legal Rights Bulletin three times a year. The bulletin, distributed to subscribers, is full of information about new legislation and cases. It contains a list of new Prison Service Instructions and Orders, and commentary on cases that have gone before the ombudsman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subscribers to&nbsp;the PLRB include solicitors, barristers, academic organisations, journalists, prison libraries and prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PLRB subscription fees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Prisoners \u2013 <strong>Free<\/strong><br>Libraries and voluntary organisations- <strong>\u00a34<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Academic institutions, solicitors, barristers, professionals, other \u2013 <strong>\u00a375<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current and most recent editions of the bulletin are available by subscription. Please see previous issues below as examples of what a typical bulletin contains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/?sdm_process_download=1&amp;download_id=7199\" title=\"\">View Spring 2025 PLRB<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/?sdm_process_download=1&amp;download_id=7147\" title=\"\">View Summer &amp; Autumn 2024 PLRB<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/?sdm_process_download=1&amp;download_id=7141\" title=\"\">View Spring 2024 PLRB<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/?sdm_process_download=1&amp;download_id=7137\" title=\"\">View Winter 2023 PLRB<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/?sdm_process_download=1&amp;download_id=7134\" title=\"\">View Summer 2023 PLRB<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a 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href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Autumn-Winter-APL-version.pdf\">View Autumn &amp; Winter 2020 PLRB<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bulletin-87-Final.pdf\">View Spring 2020 PLRB<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bulletin-86-APL-version.pdf\">View Autumn 2019 PLRB<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bulletin-85-APL-version.pdf\">View Summer 2019 PLRB<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bulletin-84-WinterSpring-APL-copy.pdf\">View Winter\/Spring 2018\/19 PLRB<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bulletin-83-Autumn-final-draft-APL-version.pdf\">View Autumn 2018 PLRB<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bulletin-82-Spring-18-APL-copy-.pdf\">View Spring 2018 PLRB<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Bulletin-81-Winter-APL-copy.pdf\">View Winter 2017 PLRB bulletin.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bulletin-80-Autumn-APL-final.pdf\">View Autumn 2017 PLRB bulletin.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bulletin-79-Summer17-APL-Copy.pdf\">View Summer 2017 PLRB bulletin.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bulletin-78-spring-17-APL-draft.pdf\">View Spring 2017 PLRB bulletin.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a 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bulletin.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bulletin-71-Summer15-final-draft.pdf\">View Summer 2015 PLRB bulletin.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bulletin-70-Spring-15-final-draft.pdf\">View Spring 2015 PLRB bulletin.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bulletin-69-Winter2014-final-draft.pdf\">View Winter 2014 PLRB bulletin.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bulletin-68-Autumn-2014-final-draft.pdf\">View Autumn 2014 PLRB bulletin.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bulletin-67-Summer-most-final-of-all-drafts.pdf\">View Summer 2014 PLRB bulletin.&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bulletin-66-Spring-final-draft.pdf\">View Spring 2014 PLRB bulletin.&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bulletin-65-Winter-FINAL.pdf\">View Winter 2013 PLRB bulletin.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bulletin-64-Autumn-Final-Draft.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Autumn 2013 PLRB bulletin<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bulletin-63-Summer-final-Draft.pdf\">View Summer 2013 PLRB bulletin.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bulletin-62-Spring-Final-Draft.pdf\">View Spring 2013 PLRB bulletin.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a 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