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25 / 04 / 19

PRT comment: Safety in custody statistics

Commenting on the latest Ministry of Justice Safety in Custody Statistics published today (25 April)...
04 / 04 / 19

The PAVA debate—why the prison service must think again

Everyone knows that violence in prison has got much, much worse over the last 5 years or so. The sta...
03 / 04 / 19

PRT comment: Justice Committee Prison Population 2022 report

Commenting on the Justice Committee’s report Prison Population 2022: Planning for the Future, Pete...
25 / 03 / 19

“Knife crime ASBOs” will put vulnerable kids at risk

Home Office proposals to create knife crime prevention orders, which are due to be debated by MPs fo...
20 / 03 / 19

PRT comment: UN Committee on Women report

Earlier this month the UN Committee on Women (CEDAW) published its latest report on progress in ...
20 / 03 / 19

PRT comment: National Audit Office report on transforming rehabilitation

Commenting on the National Audit Office’s report on transforming rehabilitation, Peter Daw...
20 / 03 / 19

Offensive Weapons Bill—Lords Report Stage

There is understandable public concern about the recent spate of acid attacks and rise in knife crim...
14 / 03 / 19

Access to Digital Evidence

In December 2018 HMPPS published a Policy Framework about Access to Digital Evidence—also referred...
28 / 02 / 19

Recycling Lives wins national prisoner re-integration award

Recycling Lives, a social business which enables prisoners to gain skills and qualifications to help...
26 / 02 / 19

Blog: Parole reform — more a whimper than a bang…

Prison Reform Trust Director Peter Dawson runs a critical eye over the new proposed changes to our p...
18 / 02 / 19

PRT comment: David Gauke’s speech on long term justice reform

Reacting to David Gauke’s speech at Reform this morning (18 February), Peter Dawson, director of t...
14 / 02 / 19

Amendments to adjudication procedures

From the start of February 2019, an updated instruction comes into effect which covers adjudications...
14 / 02 / 19

Women’s policy framework

In June 2018, the Ministry of Justice published their Female Offender Strategy which embraces the ca...
08 / 02 / 19

PRT comment: Children in custody HMIP report

Commenting on HM Inspectorate of Prisons’ report on Children in Custody, published today, Pete...
07 / 02 / 19

PRT comment: New CEO of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service

Commenting on the announcement Peter Dawson, Director of the Prison Reform Trust, said: “The P...
07 / 02 / 19

Times letter opposing knife crime prevention orders

The Prison Reform Trust and the Standing Committee for Youth Justice, along with a coalition of or...