The criminal justice system is failing to respond to domestic abuse
Report from Advance presents an evidence-based approach to improving the criminal justice system’s response to domestic abuse.
A 5-point plan to resolve the IPP crisis
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies has published a 5-point plan to resolve the IPP crisis for good.
10 New Prison Facts From The Winter 2023/4 Bromley Briefing
Prison Reform Trust finds glimmers of hope after a tumultuous year in prisons.
The Voices of IPPs
User Voice interviewed 111 people subject to the IPP sentence.
The use of force by prison officers
PPO Use of Force Policy Framework explains how and why all force used by prison officers must be necessary, reasonable and proportionate.
More resources for justice professionals
The latest additions to the Butler Trust’s Knowledge Exchange site for prison, probation and youth justice practitioners.
What works in prison education?
Jon Collins of the Prisoners, Education Trust reviews the evidence on prison education for the Clinks Evidence Library.
How did the MoJ spend its £13bn budget?
National Audit Office report shows exactly how the MoJ spent its £13bn budget.
Supporting racially minoritised young people transitioning to adulthood
AYJ briefing explores how racially minoritised young people experience particularly destabilising transitions due to deficits in support before and after turning 18.
“Appalling distress” of seriously mentally ill prisoners
Chief Prison Inspector talks of the appalling distress of seriously mentally ill prisoners who are stuck in prison waiting transfer to secure hospital.
“Sedative coping” in life sentence prisoners
“Sedative coping”, the capacity to suppress emotions to cope with decades inside, creates its own difficulties on release.
The Sequential Intercept Model – trauma-informed diversion
HMI Probation Academic Insight on the Sequential Intercept Model – a trauma-informed diversionary framework.
