The latest (December 2024) official data projects that the prison population will increase to between 95,700 and 105,200 by March 2029, with a central estimate of 100,800.
2023/24 treatment stats show welcome (7%) rise in numbers in drug & alcohol treatment.
National Audit Office report finds that the prison expansion plan was unrealistic and will cost at least 80% (£4.2bn) more
The Sentencing Academy explores children’s knowledge and opinions about sentencing.
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman launches new IPCI Ambassador scheme to improve prisoner complaints process
There were 700 Serious Further Offences in 2023/24, an increase of 33% on the previous year.
New report from Independent Monitoring Boards is a graphic illustration of the human cost of a crumbling prison estate.
MoJ research on the effective delivery of peer mentoring in men’s prisons
The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology examines how the CJS can address violence and abuse against women and girls and how it can work effectively for women, as victims or offenders?
The Sentencing Academy conducted a survey of public knowledge and attitudes to prison. Here’s what people think…
Interesting facts and figures from the 2023/24 MoJ Annual Report and Accounts
Inspectorate says that children in custody are being failed by having to live in establishments dominated by violence, disorder and lack of education.
