Prisons go digital
Despite all the security challenges, the prison service is determined to modernise and equip staff and prisoners alike to thrive in a digital world.
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Despite all the security challenges, the prison service is determined to modernise and equip staff and prisoners alike to thrive in a digital world.
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.
David Gauke announces £30m for in-cell phones, maintenance catch-up and body scanners.
New MoJ research confirms that release on temporary licence (ROTL) reduces reoffending and more ROTLs reduce reoffending more.
Commitment to make prison work more employer relevant and to expand ROTL for more work placements in the community.
Prison Reform Trust briefing argues for increased use of temporary release to enable prisoners to engage in work, training and education in the community.
PRT report on a 2-year action research project shows great potential to find jobs for prisoners with under use of temporary licence release main obstacle.
NOMS annual offender equalities report reveals interesting facts about an ageing offender population with less temporary release & more prison adjudications
Justice Secretary says autonomy for prison governors is critical to successful penal reform and that he has no plans for privatisation.
We know that employment is key to desistance from crime, surely the Prison Service should be doing everything it can to help prisoners reintegrate into the community and go straight?
The Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 is one of those wide-raging criminal justice acts which create numerous new offences, make substantial changes to sentencing and try to address lots of minor anomalies in a way that has become increasingly popular in the last two decades.
The Committee highlights under-resourcing again and says that unless staffing shortages are addressed and the backlog of risk assessments cleared, the new probation providers will be hampered “considerably” in their efforts to provide a better through-the-gate service and reduce reoffending.