Publications

PRT seeks to influence policy makers by gathering, analysing and publishing the facts about prisons; promoting good practice and celebrating success; understanding the realities but seeing the possibilities.

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May 2018 Ensuring a safe environment: a conflict centred strategy This paper, written by PRT Head of Research Dr Kimmett Edgar, suggests that the most effective strat... Ensuring a safe environment: a conflict centred strategy
May 2018 Prison Reform Trust Strategic Plan 2018-2023 The Prison Reform Trust (PRT) was founded in 1981 to inform and influence public debate on prison co... Prison Reform Trust Strategic Plan 2018-2023
April 2018 Behaviour that Challenges: Planning services for people with learning disabilities and/or autism who sexually offend Jointly published by the Prison Reform Trust and University of Leeds, this report examines sexual o... Behaviour that Challenges: Planning services for people with learning disabilities and/or autism who sexually offend
January 2018 Responding to the needs of women in the criminal justice system This report provides an overview of the training delivered to criminal justice professionals and mem... Responding to the needs of women in the criminal justice system
December 2017 Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile: Autumn 2017 Our flagship publication brings together the latest facts about prisons and the people in them. Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile: Autumn 2017
December 2017 “There’s a reason we’re in trouble” – Domestic abuse as a driver to women’s offending Many women in prison have been victims of much more serious offences than those for which they have ... “There’s a reason we’re in trouble” – Domestic abuse as a driver to women’s offending
December 2017 A Different Lens: Report on a pilot programme of active citizen forums in prison This report contains the findings from the active citizens programme launched by the Prison Reform T... A Different Lens: Report on a pilot programme of active citizen forums in prison
November 2017 Triage and diversion: Getting it right 24/7 In March 2017, Police Scotland and the Prison Reform Trust (PRT) held a seminar to consider the bene... Triage and diversion: Getting it right 24/7
November 2017 Why focus on reducing women’s imprisonment in Scotland? On 6 November 2017 the Transforming Lives programme published an updated briefing that highlights th... Why focus on reducing women’s imprisonment in Scotland?
September 2017 Resolving Enquiries About Rules in Prison: A Peer-led Information Service Toolkit A variety of peer led services provide information to prisoners about rules and procedures in custod... Resolving Enquiries About Rules in Prison: A Peer-led Information Service Toolkit
August 2017 Counted Out: Black, Asian and minority ethnic women in the criminal justice system The purpose of this briefing is to help ensure that women from Black, Asian and minority ethnic grou... Counted Out: Black, Asian and minority ethnic women in the criminal justice system
June 2017 Prison: the facts — Summer 2017 Prison: the facts is our shorter summary of prisons in England and Wales and the people in them. Prison: the facts — Summer 2017
June 2017 Peer relations: review of learning from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Prison Reform Fellowships—Part IV The fourth briefing from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (WCMT) Prison Reform Fellowships exami... Peer relations: review of learning from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Prison Reform Fellowships—Part IV
June 2017 Sense of self and responsibility: A review of learning from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Prison Reform Fellowships—Part V This fifth and final briefing from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (WCMT) Prison Reform Fellows... Sense of self and responsibility: A review of learning from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Prison Reform Fellowships—Part V
June 2017 Out for Good: Lessons for the future This report details the findings of a two-year action learning project, Out for Good set up in memor... Out for Good: Lessons for the future
April 2017 Tackling Discrimination in Prison: Still Not a Fair Response A joint report with the Zahid Mubarek Trust, finds that the system for handling discrimination compl... Tackling Discrimination in Prison: Still Not a Fair Response