Prisons careless of prisoners’ property
Ombudsman says prisons are insufficiently motivated to improve property practices.
The frustrations of prison life
Prison inspectorate highlights that the inability to get things done is contributing to potentially harmful frustration among prisoners.
What do we know about repeat offending by children & young people?
Data First linked datasets used to produce a profile of repeat offending by children and young people
Probation “under-resourced and over-stretched”
Probation inspectorate annual report says the service has too few staff, with too little experience and training, managing too many cases.
The justice system faces total gridlock by next year
Public Accounts Committee report on Prison Estate Capacity says the justice system faces total gridlock in 2026
A criminal justice system which works for women
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and National Women’s Justice Coalition report on creating a criminal justice system which works for women.
Inside the prisons crisis
Institute for Government report lays bare the shockingly high levels of violence, protests and self-harm and severely limited work and education opportunities for prisoners.
Probation public protection ineffective in 65% cases
Updated Probation Inspectorate research shows public protection work ineffective in 65% cases.
Why do prison officers leave the service?
Sarah Nixon and Darren Woodward guest blog on their new book exploring Role Exit in Prison Officers.
Girls in youth custody
Susannah Hancock’s independent review into placements and care for girls in youth custody.
New resources for front-line justice practitioners
The newest additions to the Butler Trust’s Knowledge Exchange site for prison, probation and youth justice practitioners.
Electronic tagging instead of recall
Process evaluation of the electronic monitoring as licence variation pilot where tagging is used instead of prison recall
