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16 / 03 / 23

Blog: The Welsh Parliament’s Equality & Social Justice Committee report on women’s experiences in the CJS

PRT policy officer Emily Evison has written a blog about the Welsh Parliament’s Equality and S...
15 / 03 / 23

Blog: Parole – the Bailey judgement – a key change ruled unlawful

PRT director Peter Dawson has written a blog about the judgement from The High Court published today...
21 / 02 / 23

Parole – the plot thickens

Internal guidance reveals "precautionary approach" adopted before new parole rules came into force
17 / 02 / 23

Parole changes – a solution in search of a problem

Sometimes it pays to ask the obvious question—'is there a problem that needs fixing?'
15 / 02 / 23

Health needs of women serving long prison sentences neglected

Women serving very long sentences feel their health needs are being overlooked, new briefing reveals
13 / 02 / 23

New report led by prisoners at HMP Rye Hill published

Men at HMP Rye Hill share experiences of the impacts of long-term imprisonment in new report.
10 / 02 / 23

Blog: Parole – who’s making the rules?

Something dramatic altered how officials considered cases for open conditions after 6 June
09 / 02 / 23

PRT comment: Government’s response to IPP sentence report ‘wholly inadequate’

Government should be ashamed of rejection of a serious cross-party attempt to right a terrible wrong
03 / 02 / 23

PRT comment: HMP Eastwood Park

Distressing report reveals women in crisis being held in appalling conditions
31 / 01 / 23

Parole chief warns fewer prisoners are getting tested under new open prison rules

Martin Jones makes remarks in a specially commissioned article for 2023 Bromley Briefings
30 / 01 / 23

Crisis…what crisis?

Minister's response reflects a parallel world to what prisoners are enduring in many prisons
27 / 01 / 23

Healthy relationships between staff and prisoners key to delivering government ambitions for prisons

Reforms under threat if staff only experience a way of working that rarely sees prisoners unlocked
17 / 01 / 23

PRT comment: HMP Isle of Wight

Ministers cling to fiction that prisons are returning to normal, inspectors reveal the reality
17 / 01 / 23

PRT comment: Justice Committee report on the use of remand

Report shows how a criminal justice system in perpetual crisis ends up failing everyone
10 / 01 / 23

PRT comment: Inspectors review progress at HMP Brixton

Report shows serious problem with how ministers are held to account when a prison fails repeatedly
04 / 01 / 23

Blog: Parole data — a partial apology

Ministry of Justice continues to evade questions over impact of eligibility changes for open prisons