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The Summer 2021 Prison Reform Trust Bromley Briefing warns that the projected 25% increase in prison numbers will undermine post-pandemic prison recovery.
5th July 2021
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The Summer 2021 Prison Reform Trust Bromley Briefing warns that the projected 25% increase in prison numbers will undermine post-pandemic prison recovery.
EMCDDA report on latest developments in the field of drug use and prison. How does the UK compare with other countries?
The Sentencing Academy probes racial disparity in custodial sentencing over the last decade.
HMPPS sets out bold digital strategy for 2021/22
Tom Ford from the Centre for Peaceful Solutions on a pilot restorative community within HMP Dartmoor.
Prisoners from non-white backgrounds and younger prisoners less likely to be treated with respect by staff.
The deadline for the Prison Leaver Innovation Challenge is 12 p.m. Sunday 13 June.
Paul Retout of the Tax Academy on why people in prison need help to sort out their tax issues to prevent financial problems on release.
Guest post by Beth of The View magazine on a crowdfunded legal case to improve mental healthcare in prisons.
Lisa Smitherman, Director of Justice Catch22, asks whether new plans for rehabilitation and resettlement signal a move away from prison as the default.
New research on how 10 different prison systems reacted to the pandemic.
The Joint Committee on Human Rights tables amendments to the PCSC Bill to protect right to family life of children when their mother is sentenced.
