Here you can find over 750 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 Reform Trust Bromley Briefing shows indicators on safety, use of force, purposeful activity and overcrowding all deteriorating significantly in the past two years.
Part II of Brian Leveson’s Court Review makes recommendations about court efficiency including more remote hearings.
Criminal justice trends for January 2026 includes highest ever number of prison recalls.
New report looks at practical ways of supporting veterans in the CJS
Mike Maguire shares findings from the inaugural parole board research conference.
Institute for Government questions impact of reducing jury trials
A Whole Systems Approach to support women combining multi-agency collaboration, women’s centres, diversion pathways, and lived experience expertise.
HM Inspectorate of Prisons highlights the importance of reading in prison and says some jails have created vibrant reading cultures.
Positive process evaluation of Incentivised Substance Free Living prison Wings
Randomised Controlled Trial finds incentivised substance free living prison wings provide a more stable environment.
Cassie Edmiston, Head of Fundraising and External Affairs at Prisoners’ Education Trust, sets out how the government can boost digital learning in prisons.
More than three million people are held in pre-trial detention and other forms of remand in 218 countries.
