The Centre for Criminal Appeals will highlight inappropriate and disproportionate sentencing of women who have committed minor, non-violent crimes and/or civil offences that can also lead to imprisonment, such as the non-payment of council tax.
The voice of probation – the Probation Institute enters the debate on prison reform arguing for a reinvestment in community sanctions.
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime estimates that drug trafficking, counterfeiting and many other forms of illicit trade bring in an estimated $870 billion every year.
It is not possible to transfer all risk, be that risk reputational, practical or financial. Commissioners retain their responsibility for local citizens receiving a good quality and effective service.
There are more people sentenced to an indeterminate term in England and Wales than in the other 46 countries in the Council of Europe combined.
New ONS report shows that smoking levels are steady but who smokes most and least?
A distinct approach to young adult women is likely to give them the best chance of growing out of crime and leading happy, healthy and productive lives.
Many gay and other MSM may prefer to access specialist LGBT drug services
rather than mainstream services.
PbR and innovation This is the fifth post in a blog series looking at the lessons I’ve learned
New Prison Inspectors report on earning and spending money in prison reveals a number of injustices including the fact that pay has been frozen for 14 years.
Langley House Trust spells out disastrous consequences of this April’s housing benefit changes for supported housing providers working with offenders & other vulnerable groups
New research from Professor Gill Kirton examines the highly negative impact on a mainly female workforce of Transforming Rehabilitation, the privatisation of the probation service.
