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ROTL: what’s happening? – July 2014
There have been plans to review ROTL for a while and this was happening before the recent publicity ...
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On the record – June 2014
Half of all those sentenced to custody are not registered with a GP before they go to prison. NHS En...
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Equality and human rights – May 2014
We often get contacted by people in prison who believe they are being discriminated against. This is...
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Filth, overcrowding, five suicides in one year at Wormwood Scrubs. No prisons crisis?
If the Justice Secretary Chris Grayling still needs convincing of the growing crisis in our prison s...
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Fed up with bang up – April 2014
What are the rules on time out of cell? Unfortunately, they are very limited and it is not illegal f...
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Thinking about legal action – March 2014
NOMS receives around 2000 claims from individuals a year. Most of these are about personal injury, p...
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Incentives and earned privileges update – February 2014
We are getting a lot of queries from people having difficulties because of the new IEP scheme. The P...
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On licence for a sex offence – January 2014
The Prison Reform Trust has produced a new leaflet. This is for people who are on licence for a conv...
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Support for people with a learning disability or learning difficulties – December 2013
The Prison Reform Trust has been working to try and improve support for people in prison with a lear...
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Healthcare in Prisons – November 2013
In April this year, the way that healthcare in prison is run changed because the NHS was restructure...
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Life sentenced prisoners and their information needs – October 2013
Some lifers are experts in prison matters and can quote prison policy, law and rules sometimes at le...
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Double punishment – September 2013
A recent inspection report on HMP Bronzefield has highlighted the challenges that women’s prisons ...
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Resettling abroad – August 2013
We often get queries from people who would like to move abroad when they are released from prison. I...
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Who cares? We do! – July 2013
Looking after people who have additional support needs can be a challenge for prison officers. The q...
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Immigration detainees – June 2014
The Prison Reform Trust is concerned about people who stay in prison when their sentence has finishe...
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Incentives and Earned Privileges – May 2013
The Incentives and Earned Privileges system has been around since 1995. It supports an ‘exchangeâ€...
