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Blog: Assessing the impact of maternal imprisonment
PRT Associate Sarah Beresford has written a blog for Russell Webster about her call for a Child Impa...
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Long sentenced women “invisible” in prison policy and practice
Most women received into prison are serving short prison sentences of less than 12 months. However, ...
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PRT comment: Joint inspection report on mental health in the criminal justice system
Commenting on the findings of today’s (17 November) joint thematic inspection of the criminal just...
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PRT comment: HMP/YOI Bronzefield
Commenting on the findings of today’s (16 November) annual report by the Independent Monitoring Bo...
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HMPPS must be willing to be held to account on tackling race disparities
Last month, Prison Reform Trust director Peter Dawson wrote to Jo Farrar, Chief Executive Officer of...
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Event: 40 years of prison reform
To mark Prison Reform Trust’s 40th anniversary, we will be hosting a webinar to consider the p...
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PPN coordinator gives evidence to parliament on prison education
PPN Coordinator Femi Laryea-Adekim gave evidence this morning to the House of Commons Education Comm...
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PRT comment: HMP Hull
Commenting on the findings of today’s (2 November) report on conditions at HMP Hull by HM Inspect...
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Spending Review—funding for 20,000 prison places
Commenting on the announcement in the Spending Review of £3.5 billion to fund the MOJ’s commitme...
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Supporting amendments to the Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill
Ahead of next Monday’s House of Lords Committee Stage debate, we’ve published two joint briefing...
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Clarification sought on HMPPS Race Action Programme
Prison Reform Trust director, Peter Dawson has written to Jo Farrar, Second Permanent Secretary, Min...
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PRT comment: Oakhill STC Urgent Notification
Commenting on the announcement today (14 October) that Ofsted, HM Inspectorate of Prisons, and the C...
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Dramatic rise in numbers spending 10 years or more in prison
The last 20 years has seen a dramatic increase in the number of people serving long prison sentences...
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PRT comment: Justice Committee inquiry on mental health in prisons
Commenting on the findings of today’s (29 September) report on mental health in prisons by the Hou...
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PRT comment: Justice Committee inquiry on IPPs
Commenting on the announcement today (21 September) that the House of Commons Justice Committee has ...
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“Devastating” impact of Covid-19 restrictions on women prisoners’ mental health
Women in prison have revealed the devastating impact of Covid-19 restrictions on their mental healt...
