Are our prisons systematically failing?
Chief Prison Inspector Peter Clarke questions whether HMPPS is up to the job of turning round our failing prisons.
What’s in the new Prison Drug Strategy?
The new Prison Drug Strategy aims to restrict supply, reduce demand and build recovery.
The children of prisoners
Crest Advisory says there are many more children of prisoners than previously thought and we are ignoring their needs.
Understanding prison violence
Prison disturbances are associated with physically poor conditions, highly controlling regimes and the uneven application of rules, finds Professor James McGuire.
Official drug trends 2018
Around 1 in 29 (3.5%) of adults aged 16 to 59 had taken a Class A drug in the last year, equivalent to around 1.1 million people.
The end of Transforming Rehabilitation
MoJ sets out new plans for probation. Offender management transfers back to NPS in Wales, CRCs to remain and be aligned with 10 NPS areas in England.
95% children forced to leave home when mum goes to jail
Children are often devastated when their mum is sent to prison but their interests are rarely considered by a justice system which is blind to their needs.
Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Young Offenders
Qualitative studies reported participants feeling less stressed, better able to concentrate, manage
emotions and behaviour, improved social skills and that the interventions were acceptable to young offenders.
Understanding recovery from a family perspective
Alcohol dependency affects not only the individual but their family. This world-first study from Sheffield Hallam and Adfam reveals the far-reaching extent of family harms and huge gains of recovery.
Probation performance: fewer reoffenders committing more crimes
Jack Cattell of Get the Data does a deep dive into the latest private probation reconviction data and payment by results outcomes and finds some contradictory trends.
Highlighting the damage done by maternal imprisonment
New resources from Shona Minson and the Prison Reform Trust to safeguard children when parents are sentenced in court.
Can probation staff maintain a work-life balance?
Research from Sheffield Hallam on the work-family balance of being a modern probation officer.
