The mental health impact of being an IPP
‘I’m always walking on eggshells, and there’s no chance of me ever being free’: The mental health
implications of Imprisonment for Public Protection.
11th December 2020
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‘I’m always walking on eggshells, and there’s no chance of me ever being free’: The mental health
implications of Imprisonment for Public Protection.
Director of the Prison Reform Trust Peter Dawson asks why we are so keen to spend £4bn on new prisons.
Trauma of recalled IPP prisoners revealed as population in custody almost triples in five years.
New venture from Jacob Hill provides virtual shop front for prison produce
Shaping Success is a technology-based gender-responsive, trauma-informed resettlement programme for women prisoners.
Justice Committee says children in the criminal justice system should receive a much wider range of treatments.
COVID-19 restrictions ignore and increase the harm caused to those supporting remand prisoners
The Howard League says the use of prison for protection or welfare has no place in a modern justice system.
Offender management stats reveal impact of coronavirus on the numbers in prison and on probation.
HMPPS research explores the wider cultural features of prisons which impact on levels of drug use.
There is a considerable gap between black and minority ethnic prisoners and prison staff in their understanding of how ethnicity influences rehabilitation and resettlement.
Martin Jones, Chief Exec of the Parole Board, says the new government review provides an opportunity to improve public understanding and confidence.
