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Postcode lottery in arrest rates risks drawing vulnerable women into the criminal justice system
New research published today by the Prison Reform Trust reveals significant variations in how police...
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PRT comment on the prisons and courts bill
A statutory commitment to a system that rehabilitates is crucial to building safer communities.
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PRT responds to HM Inspectorate’s consultation on expectations for male prisoners
We have submitted a very detailed response to the inspectorate’s consultation on a new expectations.
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Addressing overcrowding must be at the heart of government plans for prison reform
Peter Dawson, Director of the Prison Reform Trust, has responded to the Justice Secretary Rt Hon Eli...
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Overuse of custody is undermining government reforms for women in trouble with the law
Scotland has one of the highest rates of women’s imprisonment in northern Europe, a new report pub...
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Decency and toiletries
Over the last few months our advice and information team has received a number of enquiries relating...
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Bike charity helping prisoners fix the cycle of reoffending wins rehabilitation award
Bristol-based charity Life Cycle UK has won the Robin Corbett Award for Prisoner Rehabilitation 2017...
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PRT comment: HMP Exeter
Commenting on the publication of the HM Inspectorate of Prisons report of HMP Exeter, Peter Dawson,...
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Government’s probation reforms risk driving up the number of women in prison
The number of women in prison is in danger of rising as new threats place further pressure on an alr...
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Many questions unanswered in government’s response to Taylor review
The Prison Reform Trust has today (6 February) published a briefing and written to Liz Truss outlin...
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PRT comment: Safety in custody statistics
Commenting on the Ministry of Justice’s safety in custody statistics published today, Peter Dawson...
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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...
