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PRT responds to IEP stakeholder consultation
The Prison Reform Trust has today published its response to a stakeholder consultation on the Incent...
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PRT comment: Michael Spurr
Commenting on today’s announcement that Michael Spurr will be stepping down as Chief Executive of ...
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Too many foreign national and trafficked women face inappropriate imprisonment
Vulnerable foreign national women in the criminal justice system, including trafficking victims, are...
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PRT comment: HMIP Urgent Notification on conditions at HMP Bedford
Commenting on the issuing of an Urgent Notification on conditions at HMP Bedford today (13 September...
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GDPR and Subject Access Requests
Recently there have been changes made to data protection law by the introduction of General Data Pro...
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PRT comment: HMIP Urgent Notification on HMP Birmingham
Commenting on the urgent notification issued today (20 August 2018) by HM Inspectorate of Prisons (H...
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PRT comment: £10m for most challenging prisons
Commenting on today’s announcement (17 August) by the Ministry of Justice to invest £10m into...
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Programme to reduce women’s imprisonment receives National Lottery funding boost
Efforts to reduce the number of women in prison for non-violent offences have received a significant...
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PRT comment: HMP Wandsworth
Commenting on today’s HM Inspectorate of Prisons report on HMP Wandsworth, Peter Dawson, director ...
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Restore stability to our jails with a presumption against short prison sentences
The government should follow Scotland’s lead and introduce a presumption against short prison sent...
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PRT comment: HMCIP Annual Report 2017–18
Commenting on today’s Annual Report, published by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, Peter Dawson, dir...
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Nineteen in 20 children forced to leave home when mum goes to jail
Children are often devastated when their mum is sent to prison but their interests are rarely consid...
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Keeping the care not custody promise
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Rt Hon. David Gauke MP, set out in a speech ...
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PRT comment: Ministry of Justice female offender strategy
Commenting on the publication of the Ministry of Justice’s female offender strategy today (27 June...
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Offensive Weapons Bill—Second Reading
The House of Commons will begin to formally scrutinise the Offensive Weapons Bill this Wednesday (27...
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PRT comment: Justice Committee report on Transforming Rehabilitation
Commenting on today’s House of Commons Justice Committee report on Transforming Rehabilitation...
