Drugs destabilising prisons and preventing rehabilitation
The Chief Inspector of Prisons calls on government to tackle illegal drugs in his 2025 annual report.
How to solve the prison recall crisis
Switchback guest blog on their research into prison recalls.
Children in Police Custody
Miranda Bevan, King’s College London, guest blogs on new research from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Children in Police Custody
Desistance work with young people
Alexandra Wigzell and Claire Paterson-Young provide insights into progressive desistance practice in youth justice.
Ending the detention of people on IPP sentences
Expert working group publishes proposals to end the detention of people on IPP sentences
Addressing the human impact of prison overcrowding
The Independent Monitoring Board’s annual report addresses the human impact of prison overcrowding.
Professional curiosity in probation
Helen Amor, Effective Practice Lead at HM Inspectorate of Probation, guest blogs on professional curiosity in probation.
The needs of people in prison and on probation
MoJ data on the identified needs of offenders in custody and the community
The transformative potential of digital access in prisons
Prison Reform Trust report Update and Restart calls for the digitisation of resettlement services and internet access in resettlement prisons.
Reducing the over-representation of looked after children in the criminal justice system
Clare Birtwistle of Manchester Metropolitan University guest blogs on reducing the over-representation of looked after children in the CJS
What can women’s problem-solving courts deliver?
Alexandria Bradley & Sarah Waite guest blog on their qualitative evaluation of Greater Manchester’s women’s problem-solving court.
Little meaningful contact between children and staff at YOIs
Prison Inspectorate thematic review say lack of positive relationships affects the ability to run safe YOIs in which children can engage with supportive services.
