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02 / 07 / 19

PRT comment: HMP Brixton

Commenting on today’s inspection report on conditions at HMP Brixton, Peter Dawson, director o...
24 / 06 / 19

England and Wales send more people to prison each year than anywhere else in western Europe

There were more than 140,000 admissions into prison in England and Wales in 2017—the highest numbe...
18 / 06 / 19

PRT comment: Farmer review for women

Commenting on the publication of the final report from The Farmer Review for Women today (18 June 20...
14 / 06 / 19

PRT comment: Joint Committee on the Draft Domestic Abuse Bill report

The report published today (14 June 2019) by the Joint Committee on the Draft Domestic Abuse Bill re...
13 / 06 / 19

PRT comment: HMIP Urgent Notification on conditions at HMP Bristol

Commenting on today’s announcement (13 June 2019) by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, that an Urgent...
03 / 06 / 19

PRT comment: Changes to release on temporary licence announced

Commenting on today’s announcement (28 May 2019) by the Ministry of Justice on the introduction of...
21 / 05 / 19

PRT comment: Post-release supervision for short-term prisoners

Commenting on the HM Inspectorate of Probation report on Post-release supervision for short-term pri...
17 / 05 / 19

PRT comment: Presumption against short sentences to be extended in Scotland

Commenting on today’s announcement (17 May) by the Scottish Government that an affirmative order h...
16 / 05 / 19

PRT comment: Government decision to take back control of offender management

Commenting on today’s announcement (16 May) by the Ministry of Justice that National Probation Ser...
14 / 05 / 19

Bringing the experience of women with learning disabilities out of the shadows

Women with learning disabilities are at risk of becoming drawn into the criminal justice system due ...
30 / 04 / 19

New figures reveal postcode lottery in imprisonment rates for women in England and Wales

A new analysis of court data published today by the Prison Reform Trust has found significant variat...
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 ...