New inquiry into the health of women in prisons

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Women in the Penal System launches new inquiry into the health and well-being of women in prisons.

Collaborative family work in youth justice

Chris Trotter explains the collaborative family work model in youth justice in HMI Probation Academic Insights series.

Black people 5 times more likely to be murdered

The homicide rate over the three-year period to year ending March 2020 was approximately five times higher for the Black ethnic group than for the White ethnic group.

Drugs in the time of COVID

Release publishes first results from large survey of people buying drugs through COVID.

No return to normal yet for probation

Probation inspectors finds Covid-19 restrictions and backlogs mean no return to normal yet for probation.

People dying of coronavirus in prison

The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has published her first report on people dying of COVID-19 in prison.

Knowledge exchange in the criminal justice system

The Knowledge Exchange is a new online resource for people who work in criminal justice to find and share new practice & guidance.

Building the probation evidence base

Probation inspectorate research on the role of providers in building the probation evidence base.

Women who kill

How the state criminalises women who we might otherwise be burying

Maturity in the Magistrates’ court

Magistrates Association calls for all young adult defendants’ maturity to be assessed before court and training for magistrates.

Devastating impact of lockdown on prisoner mental health

Prison Reform Trust CAPPTIVE briefing finds prisoners’ mental health suffering under prolonged solitary confinement.

LGBT+ people in prisons

New research looks at the experiences of LGBT+ people in prisons in England and Scotland

Author: Russell Webster