Publications

PRT seeks to influence policy makers by gathering, analysing and publishing the facts about prisons; promoting good practice and celebrating success; understanding the realities but seeing the possibilities.

In this section you can find all of our publications. From research reports which take a detailed dive into an issue, through to short focused briefings on a particular topic.

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November 2023 Equality incapacitated: the disproportionate impact of PAVA spray on Black, Muslim and disabled prisoners The use of force in prison is only justifiable if it is legal, proportionate in the circumstances, r... Equality incapacitated: the disproportionate impact of PAVA spray on Black, Muslim and disabled prisoners
September 2023 Report and accounts 2022–23 The trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the Priso... Report and accounts 2022–23
July 2023 Locked In? Achieving penal change in the context of crisis and scandal Moments of crisis and scandal are an ever-present feature of the political cycle and the decisions t... Locked In? Achieving penal change in the context of crisis and scandal
June 2023 Prison: the facts—Summer 2023 Prison: the facts is our shorter summary of prisons in England and Wales and the people in them. Prison: the facts—Summer 2023
March 2023 Lammy Five Years On The Lammy review into the treatment of people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals by t... Lammy Five Years On
February 2023 Invisible Women: Hope, health, and staff-prisoner relationships In the last thirty years, the number of women serving an indeterminate sentence has grown from 96 in... Invisible Women: Hope, health, and staff-prisoner relationships
February 2023 Progression within a prison: A report by HMP Rye Hill Building Futures Working Group The Building Futures Network was launched in 2021 to explore the challenges faced by prisoners servi... Progression within a prison: A report by HMP Rye Hill Building Futures Working Group
January 2023 Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile: January 2023 Our flagship publication brings together the latest facts about prisons and the people in them. Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile: January 2023
November 2022 Child Impact Assessment This Child Impact Assessment was co-created by Prison Reform Trust Associate and Churchill Fellow Sa... Child Impact Assessment
November 2022 Child Impact Assessment — accompanying notes These accompanying notes to the Child Impact Assessment are intended to assist those working with ch... Child Impact Assessment — accompanying notes
November 2022 Report and accounts 2021–22 The trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the Priso... Report and accounts 2021–22
October 2022 Making Progress? What progression means for people serving the longest sentences This report presents the findings of a prisoner consultation carried out by PRT’s Building Futures... Making Progress? What progression means for people serving the longest sentences
August 2022 Why focus on reducing women’s imprisonment? This briefing provides a concise and informative explanation of the need to focus on reducing the im... Why focus on reducing women’s imprisonment?
July 2022 Prison: the facts—Summer 2022 Prison: the facts is our shorter summary of prisons in England and Wales and the people in them. Prison: the facts—Summer 2022
January 2022 Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile: Winter 2022 Our flagship publication brings together the latest facts about prisons and the people in them. Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile: Winter 2022
December 2021 It Doesn’t Have To Be Like This The Covid-19 pandemic has brought an unprecedented experience of prolonged isolation to prisons with... It Doesn’t Have To Be Like This