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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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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
December 2020 No life, no freedom, no future: The experiences of people recalled whilst serving IPP sentences This report explores the experiences of people recalled back to prison whilst serving an IPP sentenc... No life, no freedom, no future: The experiences of people recalled whilst serving IPP sentences
March 2020 IPP sentences: the facts In this short briefing we explain more about the IPP sentence and its continuing legacy. IPP sentences: the facts
November 2019 A Helping Hand: Supporting families in the resettlement of people serving IPPs The indeterminate sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) was created in 2003. Over 8,0... A Helping Hand: Supporting families in the resettlement of people serving IPPs
July 2010 Unjust Deserts: imprisonment for public protection This report reviews the implications of the sentence of imprisonment for public protection (IPP) for... Unjust Deserts: imprisonment for public protection
February 2007 Indefinitely Maybe? How the indeterminate sentence for public protection is unjust and unsustainable This briefing examines how IPPs, and other risk-based sentences, are now the chief drivers of the pr... Indefinitely Maybe? How the indeterminate sentence for public protection is unjust and unsustainable