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Prison Reform Trust Bromley Briefing shows indicators on safety, use of force, purposeful activity and overcrowding all deteriorating significantly in the past two years.
Criminal justice trends for January 2026 includes highest ever number of prison recalls.
Process evaluation of the electronic monitoring as licence variation pilot where tagging is used instead of prison recall
Prison Reform Trust highlights out of control recall rates.
Catch22 calls for community alternatives to Fixed Term Prison Recalls
Russell digs into the data to shed more light on the prison recall problem.
Autumn 2002 statistics show prison population climbing and rises in the number of adjudications and prison recalls.
The Offender Management Statistics published in July 2022 shows the main justice trends including growing numbers of people in prison and on probation.
Official data for 2019 shows fewer prison receptions, fewer prison releases but more recalls. Probation caseloads continue to fall.
New HMPPS best practice guide on working with recalled prisoners sets out 9 key principles.
Prisoners and probation officers had different perceptions of how much prisoners understood recall, how much they communicated with each other, and the impact of recall on their relationship.
CRCs don’t see offenders often enough to engage them, leading to poor enforcement decisions. However, recalls to prison normally handled appropriately by NPS & CRCs.
