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PRT response to Queen’s Speech
In response to the Queen’s Speech, which includes provision for a bill to establish a sentencing c...
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PRT comment: Court of Appeal IPP judgment
Speaking today about the Court of Appeal’s judgment in the cases of David Walker and Brett James, ...
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Court of Appeal upholds Parole Board independence decision
The Court of Appeal today upheld a High Court decision which found the Parole Board system did not c...
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Lord Chief Justice attacks politicisation of sentencing
In his annual review of the courts, The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips, said a “stream” of le...
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Inspectorates criticise ‘unsustainable’ indeterminate sentences and call for ministerial review
The Prison Reform Trust welcomes the publication of a thematic review of sentences of Imprisonment f...
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jail scheme to tackle drinking could get UK trial
A scheme where convicted criminals commit to stay sober or face prison could be introduced in Britai...
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Financial services key to rehabilitation revolution
Charities’ report concludes turning people in prison into taxpayers will require a step change in ...
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8 February 2008 – prison population reaches another record high
The latest prison population figures released by the Prison Service today show the prison population...
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Building Titan prisons is a costly fast-track to a failed US prison system
Building American-style Titan prisons to warehouse thousands of prisoners could fatally undermine th...
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7 August 2009 – prison population hits new record high
The latest figures released by the Prison Service today show the prison population to be at a new re...
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Two-thirds of prisons officially overcrowded
As it publishes the list of the top 20 most overcrowded jails in England and Wales, the Prison Refor...
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2 May 2008 – prison population hits new all-time high of 82,501
The Prison Service announced on Friday 2 May 2008, that the number of people held in custody in Engl...
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WI votes to call a halt to the inappropriate imprisonment of the mentally ill
Following three months of debate in every branch in England and Wales, delegates at the WI national ...
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Bradley calls for new approach to offenders with mental illness and learning disabilities
A new approach to dealing with mentally ill offenders and those with learning disabilities could pre...
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PRT response to government’s action plan on offender health
Commenting on the publication of the government’s action plan on offender health, Juliet Lyon, dir...
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‘Unacceptable’ prisoner swaps undermined duty of care
Dame Anne Owers, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishes reports of two inspections of Pentonville and...
