Prisons and prisoners in Europe
How does the UK compare to other European countries on prisons?
14th April 2021
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How does the UK compare to other European countries on prisons?
Ramadan can be a particularly difficult and isolating period for Muslims in prison.
HMPPS research finds brief psychological interventions for women in prison are promising, but struggle to make a difference in the face of the structural disadvantages faced on release.
EPIC give prisoners a voice from inside lockdown by inviting them to send postcards from inside.
The United Group for Reform of IPP (UNGRIPP) is a grassroots campaigning organisation pushing for changes to the Indeterminate Sentence for Public Protection (IPP) sentence.
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Women are only 0.1% of the general population but 6% of the prison population.
Large study finds the mental health of half of all prisoners has deteriorated over lockdown.
Large research study finds people in prison with complex healthcare needs receiving poorer levels of care.
HMPPS relaunches its New Futures Network website. NFN brokers partnerships between prison & employers.
Mayor of London launches the first-ever UK pilot programme to tag perpetrators of domestic abuse with GPS tracking devices upon release from prison.
800 people in prison give their views on the COVID vaccination
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Women in the Penal System launches new inquiry into the health and well-being of women in prisons.
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