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- July 2026 Resetting the approach to women’s imprisonment – A case for change: evidence, barriers and solutions Despite years of policy commitments, the number of women in prison remains stubbornly static. This r... Resetting the approach to women’s imprisonment – A case for change: evidence, barriers and solutions
- June 2026 The Hope and Fulfilment Survey This report presents the Hope and Fulfilment Survey (HAFS), developed as part of the Prison Reform T... The Hope and Fulfilment Survey
- June 2026 Terminating your IPP licence: a legal guide To help those serving IPPs, and their family and friends, the Howard League, together with Dr Laura ... Terminating your IPP licence: a legal guide
- May 2026 Understanding and improving the Category A review process This report presents the findings of a peer-led review by the Building Futures Network Group at HMP ... Understanding and improving the Category A review process
- April 2026 Being Young Inside: young adult transitions across the long-term prison sentence Being Young Inside explores what it means to receive and serve a long prison sentence at the point o... Being Young Inside: young adult transitions across the long-term prison sentence
- March 2026 Next Generation Leaders: The case for reform through prison leadership This report presents the Prison Reform Trust’s Next Generation Leaders programme, which empowers a... Next Generation Leaders: The case for reform through prison leadership
- February 2026 What makes a progressive regime? Experiences of progressive regimes and opportunities for improvement This report by the Building Futures Working Group at HMP Warren Hill presents findings from surveys ... What makes a progressive regime? Experiences of progressive regimes and opportunities for improvement
- February 2026 Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile: February 2026 Our flagship publication brings together the latest facts about prisons and the people in them. Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile: February 2026
- December 2025 A Measure of Hope? How purpose, meaning and fulfilment can ease the harms of long-term imprisonment This report by Kimmett Edgar, Claudia Vince and Rachel O’Brien draws on the voices of 123 peop... A Measure of Hope? How purpose, meaning and fulfilment can ease the harms of long-term imprisonment
- November 2025 Report and accounts 2024–25 The trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the Priso... Report and accounts 2024–25
- November 2025 The Long Stretch 2: The emotional impact of long-term imprisonment on loved ones This report by Ruth Woolsey follows consultation with 27 people: 24 who have loved ones serving long... The Long Stretch 2: The emotional impact of long-term imprisonment on loved ones
- November 2025 ‘The Lang Whang’ (The Long Journey): the hidden impact of Scotland’s longest prison sentences This report, conducted in partnership with Families Outside and authored by Chloe Hampton, Professor... ‘The Lang Whang’ (The Long Journey): the hidden impact of Scotland’s longest prison sentences
- November 2025 The long-term prison population in Northern Ireland: a scoping document The Building Futures programme has commissioned Dr Marianne Doherty to compile a scoping document to... The long-term prison population in Northern Ireland: a scoping document
- September 2025 The Pains of Progression This report, written by David Cross and produced for the Building Futures programme, reviews the pro... The Pains of Progression
- August 2025 Release from long-term imprisonment This report, written by Dr Ailie Rennie, in partnership with PRT’s Building Futures programme,... Release from long-term imprisonment
- June 2025 Update and Restart Most prisons now offer virtual methods for staying in touch with loved ones, along with expanded pro... Update and Restart
