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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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12 / 09 / 19

PRT comment: JCHR report on children whose mothers are in prison

Commenting on the publication of the Joint Committee on Human Rights report Right to Family Life: Ch...
12 / 09 / 19

Paula Harriott appointed as Head of Prisoner Engagement

We are very pleased and excited to announce that Paula Harriott has been appointed to the role of he...
09 / 09 / 19

Restoring responsibility should be at the heart of government’s new prison behaviour scheme

People in prison need meaningful incentives which both motivate and allow them to take responsibilit...
04 / 09 / 19

Lucy Frazer to address conference on delivering effective solutions to tackle women’s offending

A year after the publication of the government’s Female Offender Strategy, the Prison Reform Trust...
28 / 08 / 19

PRT comment: HMP Eastwood Park

Commenting on the findings of the HM Inspectorate of Prisons report on HMP Eastwood Park, Dr Jenny E...
22 / 08 / 19

Urgent clarification sought following recent government announcements

In response to the recent government announcements on a review of sentencing; building 10,000 addit...
22 / 08 / 19

PRT comment: Results from the 10 Prisons Project

Commenting on the publication of the results from the 10 prisons project by the Ministry of Justice ...
21 / 08 / 19

PRT comment: HMP Grendon

Commenting on today’s positive inspection report on HMP Grendon, Peter Dawson, director of the...
21 / 08 / 19

PRT comment: David Gauke’s speech on prison reform

Commenting on today’s speech by David Gauke at the Centre for Social Justice, Peter Dawson, direct...
21 / 08 / 19

PRT comment: Government response to the Lammy Review

Commenting on the government’s response to the Lammy Review, Peter Dawson, director of the Prison ...
20 / 08 / 19

Searching of the person

There are various circumstances in which a person might be searched whilst in prison and different t...
20 / 08 / 19

Healthcare complaints process

It’s the time of year when winter bugs mean we are all more likely to have need of healthcare serv...
20 / 08 / 19

Release on temporary licence (ROTL)

In 2014, a small number of serious and high profile offences committed by people on temporary releas...
20 / 08 / 19

Strengthening family ties

In 2017 Lord Farmer published a review about ‘The Importance of Strengthening Family Ties’ for m...
12 / 08 / 19

PRT comment: Safety in custody statistics

Commenting on the latest safety in custody statistics published today by the Ministry of Justice, Pe...
12 / 08 / 19

PRT comment: Government announcements on prison building and sentencing review

Commenting on the government’s announcement of a sentencing review, Peter Dawson, director of the ...