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New figures show record number of deaths in prison
Commenting on today’s publication of Safety in Custody statistics by the Ministry of Justice, ...
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Justice Committee inquiry on prison reform
The House of Commons Justice Committee was today (18 January) taking oral evidence for its inquiry i...
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Access to the library
Earlier this year we wrote a column about time out of cell and the impact that staffing shortages ...
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MDT and medication
Being put on report for something in prison is never a welcome experience. But being put on report b...
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The care and management of transgender prisoners
Last December the Ministry of Justice announced a review into the care and management of transgender...
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Maintaining innocence in prison
The challenges of maintaining innocence in prison come up time and time again though our advice and ...
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PRT comment: Prime Minister’s speech on mental health
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s speech on mental health on 9 January, Director of the Priso...
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Christmas in prison
“Christmas day in prison. There’s no right or wrong way to do it. For over 10 years I spent ...
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Prison safety and reform
The long awaited Ministry of Justice’s white paper on prison safety and reform was published in No...
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Recognising achievement
With our prisons and the people in them under severe strain, it is easy to lose sight of some of the...
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Ambulance call outs to prison
Yesterday (8 January) Director of the Prison Reform Trust, Peter Dawson took part in BBC Radio 5 Liv...
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The most overcrowded prisons twice as likely to be failing
The 30 most overcrowded prisons in England and Wales are twice as likely to be rated as failing by t...
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Lessons from abroad for justice reform
Today sees the publication of two briefings which present learning from the Winston Churchill Memori...
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Former PRT director Juliet Lyon wins life time achievement award
PRT is delighted to announce that its former director Juliet Lyon this evening received the highly p...
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PRT comment: HMP Hindley
Commenting on today’s report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons, Peter Dawson, director of the Pris...
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PRT comment: Lammy Review interim findings
Commenting on the publication of an open letter today (16 November) by Rt Hon. David Lammy MP to upd...
