
Lockdown may mean longer sentences
PRT CAPPTIVE briefing finds prisons lockdown has effectively ended prisoners’ opportunities to take part in rehabilitation activities and progress in their sentences.
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PRT CAPPTIVE briefing finds prisons lockdown has effectively ended prisoners’ opportunities to take part in rehabilitation activities and progress in their sentences.

Official evaluation finds extra resources have improved through-the-gate but short term prisoners still missing out.
Many natural deaths in prison should be avoided, say independent government advisory body and world’s largest nursing union.

Key facts and figures from the 2019/20 HMPPS annual report & accounts.

HMPPS Insights brings people together from across the Criminal Justice System to learn, share, connect and celebrate excellence & innovation.

IMB national report for 2019/20 finds prisons already ‘tightly stretched’ pre-Covid.

Nacro briefing on a justice system fit for the future: lessons from the coronavirus pandemic to build a fairer and effective path to resettlement.

New IMB report finds short sentences, patchy support and housing shortages cause ‘maximum disruption and minimum rehabilitation’ for women.

Steve Matthews of Shelter guest posts on housing problems for people on probation.

Chief Inspector says continued severe regime restrictions in prisons – at times effectively solitary confinement – have created “a real risk of psychological decline among prisoners.”

Prison performance is improving – at least that’s what the official statistics say.

Interesting facts and figures from this year’s HMPPS annual digest.