Keep up-to-date with drugs and crime

The latest research, policy, practice and opinion on our criminal justice and drug & alcohol treatment systems

Prison Posts

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.

Prisoners are dying preventable deaths

Prisons and Probation Ombudsman annual report says prisoners are dying needlessly and some prisons and health providers are not learning the lessons from these deaths.

Understanding prison violence

Prison disturbances are associated with physically poor conditions, highly controlling regimes and the uneven application of rules, finds Professor James McGuire.

Subscribe

Get every blog post by email for free