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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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11 / 11 / 16

PRT comment: Government must tackle rising prison numbers to make reform plans work

Ahead of today’s government announcement on prison reform, Peter Dawson, Director of the Prison Re...
28 / 10 / 16

Prison numbers shoot past 85,000 as population goes up by more than 1,000 in under two months

The prison population in England and Wales has gone over 85,000 after an increase of more than 1,000...
27 / 10 / 16

Local councils key to preventing women’s offending

Local authorities have a crucial role to play in helping women get the support they need to stay out...
26 / 10 / 16

Justice committee report on young adults

Today (26 October) the House of Commons Justice Committee published its report on the treatment of y...
26 / 10 / 16

Transforming rehabilitation

This month has seen a welcome focus on the performance of resettlement and supervision services for ...
26 / 10 / 16

Children and Social Work Bill

Ahead of tomorrow’s (18 October) House of Lords debate on the Children and Social Work Bill, the P...
17 / 10 / 16

PRT comment: HMIP report on community services for women

Commenting on today’s report by HM Inspectorate of Probation, Jenny Earle, Director of the Pri...
11 / 10 / 16

HMIP report on community services for women

Commenting on today’s report by HM Inspectorate of Probation, Jenny Earle, Director of the Prison...
06 / 10 / 16

Blog: A lack of housing stops women from turning their lives around on release from prison

Camping should be for holiday makers — not for vulnerable women leaving prison hoping to rebuild t...
06 / 10 / 16

Food in prison

Complaints about food in prison are all too common and are a regular subject of letters to Inside Ti...
30 / 09 / 16

Travelling Fellows highlight international best practice in prison reform

From 2010-2015, the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (WCMT) has funded Travelling Fellowships with a...
29 / 09 / 16

PRT comment: Transforming rehabilitation

Commenting on today’s report by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee into Transformi...
26 / 09 / 16

No home, no chance. A lack of housing is stopping women from turning their lives around on release

Six in 10 women do not have homes to go to on release from prison, a report published today by the P...
22 / 09 / 16

No home, no chance. A lack of housing is stopping women from turning their lives around on release

Six in 10 women do not have homes to go to on release from prison, a report published today by the P...
15 / 09 / 16

Debate on prison safety

This afternoon (15 September) the House of Commons will debate the Justice Committee’s report into...
08 / 09 / 16

PRT comment: Prisons and Probation Ombudsman annual report 2015–16

Commenting on the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman’s annual report published today, Peter Dawson, D...