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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.

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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
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
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
November 2021 Invisible Women: Understanding women’s experiences of long-term imprisonment Most women received into prison are serving short prison sentences of less than 12 months. However, ... Invisible Women: Understanding women’s experiences of long-term imprisonment
October 2021 Long-term prisoners: the facts The last 20 years has seen a dramatic increase in the number of people serving long prison sentences... Long-term prisoners: the facts