Prison
Our prisons continue to get more violent
Latest prison safety statistics confirm all time highs for self-harm and assaults – yet again. The term “prison crisis” seems increasingly inadequate.
1st May 2018
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Latest prison safety statistics confirm all time highs for self-harm and assaults – yet again. The term “prison crisis” seems increasingly inadequate.
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.
Latest prison safety figures see a welcome drop in suicides but the worst ever figures for violence and self-harm.
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?
Annual inspectors’ report reveals children in custody are locked up for too long, often feel unsafe and are frequently victimised.
Latest (October 2017) prison safety figures continue to shock with the highest recorded levels of self-harm and assaults ever recorded.
Latest prison safety statistics confirm all time highs for self-harm and assaults – again. The term crisis is beginning to seem an inadequate description.
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.
The Centre for Crime & Justice Studies shows just how topsy-turvy UK justice policy was between the 2015 general election and the Brexit referendum.
The latest official prison safety statistics are the worst ever although there was a slight reduction in the number of assaults in the last quarter.
European watchdog finds spiralling violence in English prisons with the main causes overcrowding, poor regimes and under-staffing.
Latest prison safety stats show that the surge in suicides, self-harm and assaults are associated closely with the reduction of resources and staffing levels.
