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The Prison Reform Trust maintains a high public profile for prison reform. We work with national, regional and local press and broadcast media, as well as specialist publications to advocate on behalf of people in prison and improve public understanding.

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16 / 04 / 20

PRT comment: Early release of prisoners

Commenting on the announcement by the Justice Secretary that the government is considering the early...
16 / 04 / 20

Reduced service during Covid-19 pandemic

In the light of government guidance and the current situation generally, PRT is running a reduced se...
16 / 04 / 20

PRT and Howard League call for further early release to protect prisoners, staff and wider public

The two leading prison reform groups in the country have called on the government to take further ac...
16 / 04 / 20

PRT comment: Government announces temporary release in response to Covid-19 pandemic

Commenting on today’s announcement (4 April) that some prisoners are to be temporarily released as...
16 / 04 / 20

Virtually there: the role of online visits in supporting family contact

As we all adapt to the increased restrictions on our daily lives in response to the Covid-19 pandemi...
16 / 04 / 20

PRT and Howard League urge ministers to move further and faster to protect lives

The two leading prison reform groups in the country have today (Wednesday 8 April) written to the go...
09 / 04 / 20

Our work and response to Covid-19

Like all organisations and individuals the Prison Reform Trust has been closely monitoring the devel...
09 / 04 / 20

Prisons in England and Wales are closed to visitors

HM Prison Service has announced that prisons in England and Wales are temporarily closed to visitors...
09 / 04 / 20

PRT comment: social visits and phones

Commenting on the government’s decision to suspend social visits and increase the provision of ph...
11 / 03 / 20

Helping female ex-offenders into work

Rachel Muller-Heyndeyk has written a piece for the Raconteur about helping women back into work afte...
04 / 03 / 20

Domestic Abuse Bill reintroduced in Parliament

The reintroduction today of the Domestic Abuse Bill presents an opportunity to strengthen legal prot...
03 / 03 / 20

Charities welcome minister’s commitment to deliver emergency safeguarding hotlines

This week the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody held its Keeping Safe Conference ...
03 / 03 / 20

Women in prison: mental health and well-being—a guide for prison staff

Penal Reform International (PRI), in partnership with the Prison Reform Trust (PRT), has published a...
17 / 02 / 20

Women released from prison nearly three times less likely to be in employment on release than men

A new briefing, Working It Out, published today by the Prison Reform Trust and Working Chance, revea...
07 / 02 / 20

PRT comment: National Audit Office report on improving the prison estate

Commenting on the findings of today’s (7 February) National Audit Office report on improving the p...
04 / 02 / 20

PRT comment: Responding to the threat of terrorism

Responding to the proposed introduction of emergency legislation, Peter Dawson, director of the Pris...