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Nineteen in 20 children forced to leave home when mum goes to jail
Children are often devastated when their mum is sent to prison but their interests are rarely consid...
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Keeping the care not custody promise
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Rt Hon. David Gauke MP, set out in a speech ...
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PRT comment: Ministry of Justice female offender strategy
Commenting on the publication of the Ministry of Justice’s female offender strategy today (27 June...
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Offensive Weapons Bill—Second Reading
The House of Commons will begin to formally scrutinise the Offensive Weapons Bill this Wednesday (27...
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PRT comment: Justice Committee report on Transforming Rehabilitation
Commenting on today’s House of Commons Justice Committee report on Transforming Rehabilitation...
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Get prisoners out of cells and into regular jobs and training
Prison governors should be encouraged to empty prison wings during the day and get far more prisoner...
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Lack of housing traps women in cycle of offending
A chronic shortage of housing support for women released from custody is driving them back to prison...
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PRT comment: HMIP Urgent Notification on HMP Exeter
Commenting on the urgent notification issued today (31 May 2018) by HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP...
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PRT comment: Prison education and employment strategy
Commenting on the publication of the Ministry of Justice’s education and employment strategy today...
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Mental Health Act independent review: Learning disability and autism
Following a meeting of the Prison Reform Trust’s Care not Custody programme, and subsequent corres...
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Reducing conflict and improving safety in our prisons
Whilst there has been a welcome reduction in the number of self-inflicted deaths in prison over the ...
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PRT comment: HMP Nottingham
Commenting on today’s inspection report, Peter Dawson, director of the Prison Reform Trust, said: ...
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Ministry of Justice strategy for women offenders
Today’s edition of the Guardian (3 May) reported that the Ministry of Justice has postponed the pu...
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PRT comment: HMYOI Feltham A
Commenting on today’s inspection report, Peter Dawson, director of the Prison Reform Trust, said:&...
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PRT comment: government proposals for reform of the Parole Board
Commenting on the government’s proposals announced today (28 April) for reform of the Parole Board...
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PRT comment: Safety in custody statistics
Commenting, Peter Dawson, director of the Prison Reform Trust, said: “Despite a welcome reduc...
