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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August 2008 Titan prisons: a gigantic mistake This briefing paper discusses Lord Carter’s review on prisons of 2007 which announced it had accep... Titan prisons: a gigantic mistake
July 2008 Creating a sentencing commission for England and Wales The Carter review of the use of imprisonment, published in December 2007, proposed that a permanent ... Creating a sentencing commission for England and Wales
June 2008 No One Knows: Police responses to suspects with learning disabilities and learning difficulties This report examines how, according to the policy framework, the police should respond to suspects w... No One Knows: Police responses to suspects with learning disabilities and learning difficulties
February 2008 Criminal Damage: why we should lock up fewer children Produced at the start of Out of Trouble in 2008, Criminal Damage presents the key facts on child im... Criminal Damage: why we should lock up fewer children
February 2008 Doing Time: the experiences and needs of older people in prison This briefing paper aims to give older people in prison a voice. To develop more effective ways of w... Doing Time: the experiences and needs of older people in prison
February 2008 Doing Time: good practice with older people in prison — the views of prison staff This report presents the findings of a survey with staff working of older people in prisons in Engla... Doing Time: good practice with older people in prison — the views of prison staff
December 2007 Crises in criminal justice: a report on the work of the All-Party Parliamentary Penal Affairs Group 2006/2007 Crises in Criminal Justice is a collection of the minutes of the All-Party Parliamentary Penal Affai... Crises in criminal justice: a report on the work of the All-Party Parliamentary Penal Affairs Group 2006/2007
October 2007 No One Knows: Wales briefing paper (in English and Welsh) This briefing calls for health, social services, criminal justice and other relevant services in Wal... No One Knows: Wales briefing paper (in English and Welsh)
October 2007 Public say: stop locking up so many women A briefing paper examining public attitudes to offending by women. Public say: stop locking up so many women
October 2007 There When You Need Them Most: PACT’s first night in custody services This report describes some of the steps that can be taken to resolve urgent concerns about the first... There When You Need Them Most: PACT’s first night in custody services
September 2007 No One Knows: prisoners with learning difficulties and learning disabilities, Scotland This report is one in a series of reports and briefing papers from No One Knows. It sets out the vie... No One Knows: prisoners with learning difficulties and learning disabilities, Scotland
September 2007 Mitigation: the role of personal factors in sentencing This report is concerned with personal mitigation: factors that reduce the severity of a sentence, a... Mitigation: the role of personal factors in sentencing
March 2007 No One Knows: prevalence and needs of offenders with learning disabilities and difficulties The literature review on which this briefing is based brings together authoritative research on the ... No One Knows: prevalence and needs of offenders with learning disabilities and difficulties
March 2007 No One Knows: prisoners with learning difficulties and learning disabilities, England and Wales This report is the first in a series of reports and briefing papers from No One Knows. It covers pre... No One Knows: prisoners with learning difficulties and learning disabilities, England and Wales
March 2007 No One Knows: easy read briefing An easy read introduction to the Prison Reform Trust and the work of the No One Knows programme. No One Knows: easy read briefing
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