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07 / 09 / 21

PRT briefing published as Lords prepare to debate Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill

The Prison Reform Trust has published a briefing on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill f...
03 / 09 / 21

PRT comment: HMP Oakwood

Commenting on the findings of today’s (3 September) report on conditions at HMP Oakwood by HM Insp...
17 / 08 / 21

Sentencing guidelines for modern slavery offences published

The Sentencing Council has published new guidelines for sentencing modern slavery offences, after co...
28 / 07 / 21

Blog: No new prisons for women!

Rona Epstein, Honorary Research Fellow Coventry Law School, and PRT’s Head of Prisoner Engagement,...
22 / 07 / 21

Support for families of those serving indeterminate sentences

HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has published a guide to assist families and significant oth...
20 / 07 / 21

PRT comment: HM Chief Inspector of Prisons’ annual report 2020-21

Commenting on the findings of today’s (20 July) Annual Report by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, Pe...
20 / 07 / 21

Too many women sent to prison on short sentences for non-violent offences

Most women are sent to prison for non-violent offences and serve sentences of 12 months or less, a n...
15 / 07 / 21

PRT comment: CJJI report on neurodiversity in the criminal justice system

Commenting on the findings of today’s (15 July) Criminal Justice Joint Inspection report on neurod...
12 / 07 / 21

The first 40 years of PRT

To commemorate the first 40 years of the Prison Reform Trust, an anniversary which we celebrate in S...
06 / 07 / 21

PRT calls for open and transparent consultation on future plans for prison conditions

Prison Reform Trust director, Peter Dawson has written to Jo Farrar, CEO of HM Prison and Probation ...
05 / 07 / 21

Projected 25% increase in prison numbers will undermine post-pandemic prison recovery

Prisoner numbers in England and Wales are projected to rise by one quarter (20,000) over the next fi...
30 / 06 / 21

PRT comment: IMB Annual Report on Young Offender Institutions in England

Commenting on the findings of the first annual report by the IMB specifically covering YOIs wit...
24 / 06 / 21

Professor Hans Toch

PRT staff members were saddened to hear of the death of Hans Toch, whose pioneering work inspired a ...
23 / 06 / 21

Government urged to move quickly on radical changes to prisoners’ access to ICT

Prison Reform Trust director, Peter Dawson has urged the government to take the necessary “pol...
14 / 06 / 21

PRT comment: ‘Time’

Reacting to the new BBC drama ‘Time’, Peter Dawson, Director of the Prison Reform Trust said: �...
27 / 05 / 21

New figures reveal significant north-south divide in rates of women’s imprisonment

An analysis of local court data published today by the Prison Reform Trust has found a significant n...