PAS Trustees’ Digest
Today we publish for the first time the quarterly digest created by two of our trustees, which shares news and latest developments within the Criminal Justice System (CJS). This third …
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PRISONERS AT HMP LOWDHAM GRANGE RECOUNT TALES OF VIOLENCE, DRUGS AND STAFFING SHORTAGESThe Howard League for Penal Reform has published new, first-hand accounts of life in HMP Lowdham Grange. Though once described as “among the most impressive category B training prisons in the system”, a recent … |
MEASURES PROPOSED TO SOLVE THE PRISON RECALL CRISISCurrently one in five prisoners are on recall – some 17,500 people – with the rate of recall having nearly doubled in the last 15 years. Between April and June 2024, … |
CLIMATE EXPERTS WARN THAT VICTORIAN PRISONS ARE MOST AT RISK OF OVERHEATINGClimate experts have warned that rising temperatures in England and Wales will threaten the welfare of prisoners, prison staff and visitors alike. Overheating is most likely in Victorian-built prisons, with researchers estimating … |
SOME FOREIGN NATIONAL PRISONERS TO SERVE JUST 10% OF THEIR JAIL TERMSForeign national prisoners could now serve as little as 10% of their time in jail before being deported back to their home countries, under new Government plans to free up … |
MEASURES PROPOSED TO ENABLE A ‘TECH-LED APPROACH TO JUSTICE’A range of measures to enable a ‘tech-led approach to justice’ were explored last month at a meeting chaired by Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood. Attendees discussed wearable technologies, behaviour monitoring … |
EXPLORING THE OPERATIONAL REALITIES OF NEW SENTENCING RECOMMENDATIONSFollowing David Gauke’s sentencing recommendations, The Howard League for Penal Reform has examined how they might soon translate into operational reality. The following review recommendations are estimated to save between 9,000 and 10,000 … |
PROPOSALS TO END THE DETENTION OF IPP PRISONERS ANNOUNCEDAn expert working group led by a former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has recently come forward with considered proposals to end the long-running IPP scandal for good. The … |
2024 IMB ANNUAL REPORT REVEALS SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS ACROSS PRISON ESTATEThe Independent Monitoring Board has now published its Annual Report, noting the ‘appalling’ physical condition of prisons in England and Wales, increased violence and drug use, as well as insufficient resettlement support. Key … |
RESEARCH EXPLORES THE EXPERIENCE OF HOPE FOR OLDER PRISONERS ON LIFE SENTENCESNew research explores how older prisoners serving life sentences experience hope – particularly when faced with the prospect of dying in prison. Findings show that older prisoners describe day-to-day hope as opportunities … |
NEW RESEARCH CALLS FOR BETTER DIGITAL ACCESS IN PRISONSNew research into digital access in prisons has highlighted the challenges faced by prisoners on release when they are denied internet access in custody – and has called for a … |
NEW DOCUMENTARY SEES FORMER WOMEN PRISONERS RETURN TO HOLLOWAY‘Holloway’ sees six former prisoners return to the cells where they were once held, to explore how they each ended up imprisoned there as young women. The women discuss their … |