Government not serious about tackling alcohol harms
Public Accounts Committee finds alarming rise in alcohol-related deaths and says government is not serious about tackling alcohol harms.
The IDEAS approach to effective practice in youth justice
The IDEAS approach to effective practice in youth justice: influence, delivery, expertise, alliance, and support.
We detain too many children in police custody for too long
Research examining the impact of PACE on the detention of children in police custody finds them left isolated for many hours.
Breaking Free and digital behaviour change for people in prison
The Breaking Free Group specializes in digital behaviour change programmes for people with addictions.
Targets for drug strategy published
The government has published the outcomes framework for its drug strategy.
Restricted status for women and children in prison is counter-productive
Prison “restricted status” rules for women and child prisoners are not supporting their rehabilitation and reduction of risk, but in many cases actively preventing it.
Shoots of recovery for prison and probation staffing?
The latest (Spring 2023) HMPPS workforce figures show some positive signs for prison and probation staffing.
Socrates Software and its secure tablets
Socrates Software provides its Socrates 360 platform on secure tablets to prisons and Smartphones to probation services around the world.
Women still sent to prison solely on mental health grounds
Independent Monitoring Boards highlight continued imprisonment of women on mental health grounds alone.
Prison leavers struggling to access GPs
NACRO research on the barriers prison leavers face when accessing GPs and primary healthcare.
Prison resettlement work getting worse
The National Audit Office reports that there is no consistent support for prison leavers and the quality of services has declined in recent years.
Why is our justice system so reluctant to embrace digital?
New blog series on British digital innovators in the justice sector.
