We imprison children too far from home
One of the side-effects of imprisoning fewer children is that more are kept further from home making it difficult for families to visit regularly.
11th October 2016
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One of the side-effects of imprisoning fewer children is that more are kept further from home making it difficult for families to visit regularly.
Prison & Probation Inspectors find that Through-the-gate support for short term prisoners is poor one year into new initiative.
RSA Future Prison report due out at end of October expected to argue that empowering front line prison staff is key to developing a more rehabilitative system.
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman investigates six homicides of prisoners in the last year – the biggest total in living memory.
New prison inspectorate report says some prisons are feeding inmates for £1.87 per day – one fifth of the budget for hospital patients.
18th Century penal reformer John Howard is the inspiration from a new pamphlet exploring the philosophies of prisons across Europe.
In her 1st appearance before the Select Committee, new Justice Secretary Liz Truss refused to confirm or deny the imminence of a prison reform bill.
Prison Inspectors investigate prisoners’ contact with families and friends and find that many prisons place additional barriers to maintaining relationships.
The Howard League says that the Ministry of Justice has failed in its recent attempt to recruit more prison officers leading to increasingly unsafe prisons.
Just how important it is for prisons to start to respond to the needs of older prisoners is illustrated by two very sad and shocking case studies, one of which tells of a man dying of dementia who was kept in restraints in a public hospital.
Acheson report on Islamic extremism in prisons recommends holding extremists in specialist units, crackdown on literature & tightened vetting of chaplains.
Snapshot breakdown of current England and Wales prison population by age, gender, type of offence and length of sentence in MoJ infographic.
