Drug supply and use bounce back after COVID
The 2022 European Drug Report finds that established drugs have never been so accessible and potent new substances continue to emerge.
Do criminal sanctions protect emergency workers?
Transform Justice report questions whether criminal sanctions reduce violence against police and NHS staff.
Under-staffing and siloed working hamper drug treatment
Non-existent staff and fragmented clinical services are a major barrier to implementing improved practices for drug treatment.
Naloxone saves lives but we need to improve its availability
ACMD finds naloxone prevents deaths by opioid overdose but says we need a national joined-up approach to promote its take-up.
Coping with COVID in prison
Peer research with 1,600 people in prison reveals the fully impact of living through the pandemic inside.
MoJ to end Friday releases for vulnerable prisoners
Successful campaign ends Friday releases for vulnerable prisoners
Gambling, policing & crime
Research on custody suite screening for gambling harms and what types of crime are related to gambling.
The future of unpaid work
Phil Bowen of the Centre for Justice Innovation blogs on their new report on the (much neglected) area of unpaid work.
MoJ wastes £98m on tagging
National Audit Office report heavily critical of ongoing electronic monitoring problems.
The government must take immediate action on prison education
Jon Collins of the Prisoners’ Education Trust says people in prison need high-quality education to help them to turn their lives around.
Young people’s views on the care and justice systems
The experiences of over 300 young adults of the care and criminal justice systems
More people subject to tagging orders
New stats show the use of different forms of electronic tagging is growing.
