Here you can find over 500 posts tracking every major development in our prisons since 2011. You can read prison safety statistics, find out about prison reform plans and (often lack of progress), positive developments and abject failures. If you’re looking for something in particular, try the search box below.
The National Audit Office says that the MoJ has made limited progress on its Female Offender Strategy because of lack of investment.
New IAPDC & RCGP report recommends a cross-system approach to prevent substance related deaths in the criminal justice system.
What does the Prisons white paper say about how change will be achieved?
The Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody has analysed all deaths between 2016 and 2019.
Lucy Baldwin and Louise Powell write about the tragic death of Louise’s daughter Brooke who was still-born in a toilet at HMP Styal.
The Butler Trust’s Knowledge Exchange site now has over 400 resources for prison, probation and youth justice practitioners.
What does the Prisons White Paper say about the the new resettlement focus of prisons and probation?
How does the prisons white paper say we will get safer prisons?
Key facts from the 2020/21 HMPPS annual report including budgets, recruitment and more.
What does the prisons white paper say about the government’s new approach to women’s prisons?
HMPPS research finds that prison adjudications generally don’t prevent further rule-breaking.
A summary of the main contents of the new prisons strategy white paper
