An art trail by Women in Prison
To commemorate the centenary of women’s suffrage, the Koestler Trust has produced an art trail of Koestler Award-winning artworks by today’s women prisoners.
3rd March 2018
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.
To commemorate the centenary of women’s suffrage, the Koestler Trust has produced an art trail of Koestler Award-winning artworks by today’s women prisoners.
There is a lack of tailored support for Muslim female prisoners; many don’t have contact with family or friends or have to lie about where they are due to cultural issues of shame and family honour.
Parole Board Chief Exec Martin Jones says it’s not fair to complain about public attitudes to parole decisions while the decision making process remains shrouded in secrecy.
A depressing set of figures with less people in treatment, low rates of continuity of care on release and more people dying while in treatment.
MoJ issues public action plan in response to Chief Prison Inspector’s first urgent notification of a failing prison.
Latest HMPPS workforce stats show a net increase of 715 frontline prison officers over the last three month period. However, experienced staff are still leaving at a rate of almost one in ten every year.
Two thirds of English and Welsh prison are overcrowded, yet we only come 93rd in the list of the world’s most overcrowded prison systems.
New resources from Shona Minson and the Prison Reform Trust to safeguard children when parents are sentenced in court.
15 year Norwegian study shows 85% of all deaths in the first week of release from prison are from drug overdoses.
Latest prison safety figures see a welcome drop in suicides but the worst ever figures for violence and self-harm.
National Preventive Mechanism lays bare the extent of detention in the UK and that 70 people per month die while incarcerated.
On 17 January 2018, the Chief Prison Inspector issued the first urgent notification due to serious concerns at HMP Nottingham. But what are UNs and how do they work?
