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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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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
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
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 2021 Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile: Winter 2021 Our flagship publication brings together the latest facts about prisons and the people in them. Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile: Winter 2021
August 2017 Counted Out: Black, Asian and minority ethnic women in the criminal justice system The purpose of this briefing is to help ensure that women from Black, Asian and minority ethnic grou... Counted Out: Black, Asian and minority ethnic women in the criminal justice system
April 2017 Tackling Discrimination in Prison: Still Not a Fair Response A joint report with the Zahid Mubarek Trust, finds that the system for handling discrimination compl... Tackling Discrimination in Prison: Still Not a Fair Response
November 2010 Double Trouble? Black, Asian and minority ethnic offenders’ experiences of resettlement This report by Clinks and Prison Reform Trust sets out the findings of research into the resettlemen... Double Trouble? Black, Asian and minority ethnic offenders’ experiences of resettlement
February 2010 A Fair Response: developing responses to racist incidents that earn the confidence of black and minority ethnic prisoners A briefing on the changes that black and minority ethnic prisoners, consulted by PRT, would like to ... A Fair Response: developing responses to racist incidents that earn the confidence of black and minority ethnic prisoners
July 2006 Experiences of Minority Ethnic Employees in Prisons A briefing paper which highlights the results of a PRT survey of black and minority ethnic prison st... Experiences of Minority Ethnic Employees in Prisons
February 1991 Black workers in the prison service This report examines the recruitment of black workers to the Prison Service and their experiences in... Black workers in the prison service