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The mental health impact of being an IPP

‘I’m always walking on eggshells, and there’s no chance of me ever being free’: The mental health
implications of Imprisonment for Public Protection.

One in five young adults take drugs

Latest ONS data shows no change in drug tends in England & Wales for year to March 2020

The impact of COVID-19 on the voluntary sector in criminal justice

Isolation and anxiety about COVID
has had a severe impact on the mental health and wellbeing of people in the criminal justice
system.

New prison population projections: an admission of failure

Director of the Prison Reform Trust Peter Dawson asks why we are so keen to spend £4bn on new prisons.

IPPs have “no life, no freedom, no future”

Trauma of recalled IPP prisoners revealed as population in custody almost triples in five years.

Hope for the future of probation

Probation Chief Inspector Justin Russell warns that the move back to a unified service will not be a magic bullet and that reforms must be backed by extra resources

Inmade celebrates quality prison-made products from around the world

New venture from Jacob Hill provides virtual shop front for prison produce

2020 Drug & alcohol treatment figures

The number of adults entering treatment for crack cocaine goes up for the fifth year in a row

All you need to know about women and the justice system

The latest statistics on women in the criminal justice system

Femicide: every three days a man kills a woman

Latest femicide census: “If I’m not in Friday, I might be dead”

Co-production and engagement through disagreement

Kevin Wong on co-production in needs assessment and sentence planning.

Law Commission review of Proceeds of Crime confiscation law

What do you think about the law on confiscation orders? The Law Commission is conducting a public consultation.

Author: Russell Webster