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14 / 09 / 17

Case of James Ward highlights desperate plight of thousands of IPP prisoners

Today the BBC Radio 4 Today programme covered the decision by the Parole Board to release James Ward...
08 / 09 / 17

PRT comment: Lammy Review

Commenting on David Lammy’s independent review into the treatment and outcomes for black, Asia...
05 / 09 / 17

Scottish Government presumption against custodial sentences of less than 12 months

Commenting on today’s (5 September) announcement that the Scottish Government will introduce a...
31 / 08 / 17

Black and mixed ethnicity women more than twice as likely to face arrest

Black and mixed ethnicity women are more than twice as likely as white women in the general populati...
30 / 08 / 17

Kaizen

Earlier this year, the Correctional Services Accreditation and Advisory Panel (CSAAP) recommended th...
30 / 08 / 17

Assisted Prison Visits Scheme

In our column in June this year we wrote about the difficulties some people face visiting their fami...
21 / 08 / 17

Government urged to “get a grip” on IPPs

The Prison Reform Trust’s Head of Policy and Communications, Mark Day, yesterday took part in a di...
17 / 08 / 17

PRT comment: HMIP report on HMYOI Aylesbury

Commenting on HM Inspectorate of Prisons report on HMYOI Aylesbury published today (Thursday 17 Augu...
10 / 08 / 17

PRT comment: Farmer review

Commenting on Lord Farmer’s review on strengthening family ties in prison, Mark Day, Head of P...
10 / 08 / 17

PRT comment: older prisoners in Scotland

Commenting on the HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland’s thematic inspection on older pr...
01 / 08 / 17

Ministers should take The Sun’s advice and reduce prison numbers

Following the riot at HMP The Mount this week, Peter Dawson, director of the Prison Reform Trust has...
27 / 07 / 17

PRT comment: Safety in custody statistics

Commenting on today’s (27 July) publication of safety in custody statistics by the Ministry of...
27 / 07 / 17

PRT comment: NAO report on mental health in prisons

Commenting on today’s National Audit Office report on mental health in prisons, Peter Daw...
26 / 07 / 17

PRT comment: HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Annual Report 2016–17

Commenting on the HM Chief Inspector of Prisons’ Annual Report 2016–17, published today,&nbs...
04 / 07 / 17

PRT comment: Sex Offender Treatment Programme evaluation

Commenting on the findings of the Ministry of Justice’s evaluation of the Sex Offender Treatme...
30 / 06 / 17

PRT comment: Queen’s speech

Commenting, Peter Dawson, director of the Prison Reform Trust said: “It is immensely disappointing...