Who gets respect in prison?
Prisoners from non-white backgrounds and younger prisoners less likely to be treated with respect by staff.
15th June 2021
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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.
Efforts to prevent COVID-19 have come at a huge cost to people detained and working in prisons according to Penal Reform International.
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New HMPPS scale of general paraphilia to be used with men convicted of sexual offences found to be a reliable predictor.
The Prison Leaver innovation challenge aims to develop new technological solutions to support people leaving prison.
Hospice UK asks how we can better support people in prison at the end of life
