What sort of family life do children in custody have?
Children in custody often have visits cancelled and find it hard to feel close to family members.
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Children in custody often have visits cancelled and find it hard to feel close to family members.
Commission on Gambling & Crime research examines gambling through the lens of a prison culture.
Rob Allen and Laura Janes on their new report on young adults and parole.
Prison Reform Trust reveals outcomes for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic prisoners have failed to improve more than five years after the Lammy Review into racial disparity.
The proportion of people starting treatment in prison for opiates, crack or both keeps falling.
Inspection of Offender Management in Custody model finds 6 out of 10 people released without settled accommodation and 30% recall rate.
An overview of all the HMPPS programmes for employing people in prison and on release.
The first briefing from Nacro’s justice exchange looks at work and wages in prison
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman reveals that 35% of all self-inflicted deaths in 2022 were of prisoners on remand.
Natasha Porter of Unlocked Graduates argues for more training, development and support for prison officers.
Louise Ridley with an in-depth look at our ageing prison population in the latest addition to Clinks evidence library.
The prison population is projected to increase to 94,400 by March 2025 and between 93,100 to 106,300 by March 2027.