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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April 2025 Citizens’ Panel on sentencing At the end of 2024, the Prison Reform Trust commissioned a Citizens’ Panel on sentencing in Englan... Citizens’ Panel on sentencing
March 2025 Child Impact Assessments for children with a part in the justice system: Phase two report This report from PRT associate Sarah Beresford looks at the dissemination and implementation phase o... Child Impact Assessments for children with a part in the justice system: Phase two report
February 2025 Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile: February 2025 Our flagship publication brings together the latest facts about prisons and the people in them. Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile: February 2025
January 2025 Report and accounts 2023–24 The trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the Priso... Report and accounts 2023–24
December 2024 Potential Unlocked: building a sustainable prison workforce This report, written by former PRT director and former prison governor Peter Dawson, is based on fin... Potential Unlocked: building a sustainable prison workforce
December 2024 Prisoner and staff consensus on what makes a good officer: a brief review of the literature This literature review provides a rationale for engaging service users in prison officer training; s... Prisoner and staff consensus on what makes a good officer: a brief review of the literature
November 2024 Who cares? A consultation on ageing and lost milestones in prison by HMP Rye Hill Building Futures Network Group The Building Futures Network, launched in 2021, explores the challenges faced by prisoners serving l... Who cares? A consultation on ageing and lost milestones in prison by HMP Rye Hill Building Futures Network Group
November 2024 A Long Stretch This report, based on a consultation with 133 men and women between the age of 18 and 75, serving lo... A Long Stretch
September 2024 Growing old and dying inside This report, authored by Dr Jane Price in partnership with the Prison Reform Trust’s Building ... Growing old and dying inside
August 2024 Prison Reform Trust Strategic Plan 2024–2029 The Prison Reform Trust (PRT) has an ambitious Strategic Plan for 2024–2029, under the leadership ... Prison Reform Trust Strategic Plan 2024–2029
June 2024 Race to the top While race and ethnicity have long been a feature within criminal justice debate, the Black Lives Ma... Race to the top
April 2024 Invisible Women: Progression The third briefing in our ‘Invisible Women’ series puts a spotlight on progression. Invisible Women: Progression
February 2024 Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile: February 2024 Our flagship publication brings together the latest facts about prisons and the people in them. Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile: February 2024
December 2023 The Very Long-Term Prison Population in Scotland: A scoping document The Building Futures programme has commissioned the Scottish Advocacy and Research Collective (SPARC... The Very Long-Term Prison Population in Scotland: A scoping document
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