The good prison
Clinks report: voluntary sector co-ordination is key to safer and more rehabilitative prisons.
4th May 2018
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Clinks report: voluntary sector co-ordination is key to safer and more rehabilitative prisons.
Latest prison safety statistics confirm all time highs for self-harm and assaults – yet again. The term “prison crisis” seems increasingly inadequate.
MoJ review focuses in on transparency, right to challenge decisions and improvements in victim liaison.
“This is extreme custody and its management raises complex operational challenges and profound ethical issues.”
HMPPS has issued a special edition of its workforce stats to mark the successful achievement of its target to recruit an additional 2,500 frontline prison officers.
Prison Reform Trust report on planning services for people with learning disabilities and/or autism who sexually offend.
Judicial review upheld and Worboys case sent back for the parole board to reconsider. Court says there must be some transparency to parole board decisions. Justice Secretary sacks respected chair Nick Hardwick and rushes ahead with parole review.
New campaign from Revolving Doors Agency reveals public support for a smarter approach to sentencing which ends most short prison sentences.
Women in Prison detail the impact of the losure of HMP Holloway on all women prisoners, but particularly those in London whose families now have to travel many miles to see them.
Women in Prison detail the impact of the losure of HMP Holloway on all women prisoners, but particularly those in London whose families now have to travel many miles to see them.
Systematic review finds interpersonal skills of case workers; access to social support & housing; and continuity of case worker relationships are critical success factors.
Women in Prison detail the impact of the losure of HMP Holloway on all women prisoners, but particularly those in London whose families now have to travel many miles to see them.
