Tags are keywords. I put tags on every post to help you find the content you want. Tags may be people (Dominic Raab, say), organisations (The Howard League, PRT), themes (women offenders, homelessness) or specific items (heroin, racial disparity, ROTL). If you’re looking to research a particular issue, they can be invaluable.
Most prisons are failing in their duty to ensure that emergency phone lines are in place for families to share urgent concerns about self-harm and suicide risks of relatives in prison
Prison Reform Trust Director Peter Dawson runs a critical eye over the new proposed changes to our parole system.
First report from Prison Reform Trust’s Prisoner Policy Network investigates incentives in prison.
New HMPPS research on prisoner and staff perceptions of procedural justice in prison.
Prison Reform Trust “Broken Trust” report details worrying rise in number of women recalled to prison.
Latest Prison Reform Trust briefing finds more people in the UK serving a life sentence than France, Germany and Italy combined.
PRT/Hibiscus report highlights inadequate legal representation, poor interpreting services and disproportionate punishment.
Latest Bromley Briefing charts the extraordinary rise in prison numbers over the last twenty years, inflation in sentencing and the social and economic consequences of overuse of custody.
Children are often devastated when their mum is sent to prison but their interests are rarely considered by a justice system which is blind to their needs.
Prison Reform Trust and Women in Prison say chronic shortage of housing support for women released from custody is driving them back to prison.
Prison Reform Trust briefing argues for increased use of temporary release to enable prisoners to engage in work, training and education in the community.
Prison Reform Trust report on planning services for people with learning disabilities and/or autism who sexually offend.
