Hidden prison facts
New FOI releases shed light on prison staff sickness and discipline and the number of mobile phones found in our prisons.
1st September 2017
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New FOI releases shed light on prison staff sickness and discipline and the number of mobile phones found in our prisons.
New research explores traumatic impact of short prison sentences on mothers and their children. 56% women serve sentences of 3 months or less.
Although this blog focuses on criminal justice and substance misuse in the UK, about a quarter of subscribers are from other parts of the world
The Farmer Review is a rigorous examination of the importance of prisoners’ relationships with their families with a set of very challenging recommendations.
Rachel O’Brien says the New Futures Network will drive prison reform on the ground and argues that reform is the only way to return safety and positive regimes.
The digest is a compendium of fascinating facts on prison & probation life: temporary release, accredited programmes and the 51 babies in prison last year.
Final evaluation of Peterborough Prison resettlement scheme finds it cut reoffending by 9%, so why was it halted half way through?
Key expenditure and performance findings from the Ministry of Justice Annual Report and Accounts for 2016/17
Latest prison safety statistics confirm all time highs for self-harm and assaults – again. The term crisis is beginning to seem an inadequate description.
Police services in the US and Netherlands distribute cold case playing cards and calendars to get prisoners’ help in solving cold cases.
The final annual report on the National Offender Management Service reveals the extent and seriousness of the challenges facing the probation & prison services.
A damning annual report from Prison Chief Inspector Peter Clarke highlights lack of safety, particularly in YOIs & that prisoners spent too much time locked up.
