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All the latest news: Reform Safety Policy

Here you can find over 600 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.

Prison Trends January 2024

January 2024 Offender Management Statistics show big increases in prison population, remands, prison punishments & licence recalls.

Muslims, prisons and mental health

Raheel Mohammed of Maslaha describes the new Coming Home service designed to help Muslims released from prison with their mental health issues.

Food matters in prisons

Food does matter if we want to create a more secure, and rehabilitative environment in prisons.

Where next for our overcrowded prisons?

The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology examines the prison population growth, its policy implications and the impact on people in prison.

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