The new ‘Fathers Together’ podcast focuses on the experiences of five fathers from racially minoritised communities who became young dads in custody. The podcast explores how they stayed connected to …

Young offenders at HMP Swinfen Hall have been stabbed, ‘dehumanised’ and are ‘becoming more violent’ in order to survive, according to a recent article published in The Guardian. 

Three mothers of …

A pregnant woman who ‘begged’ prison officers to remove her handcuffs as she went into labour is one of five women suing the Government. The former prisoner of HMP Bronzefield  …

The government has recently published its much-anticipated Independent Sentencing Review, led by the former Lord Chancellor, David Gauke.  

The Review’s principal task has been to solve the current overcrowding crisis in …

In July 2024, the government committed to new legislation requiring convicted people to attend their sentencing hearings. As of May 2025, the proposed measures were incorporated into the Victims and …

Prison leavers who are recalled to jail for breaching their licences are to be re-released earlier, in a new Government drive to free up prison spaces. 

The move, announced by Justice …

If you feel that you could offer your skills and experience, but most importantly your commitment and enthusiasm to our cause, we would be very interested in considering you joining …

31 jails currently in use across England and Wales were built by the Victorians.

Explore how their 19th-century design is contributing to a ’21st-century crisis’ , via this link.

The number of people dying in prisons in England and Wales to March 2025 increased by 37 per cent on the previous year.

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The first intake of 250 prisoners has arrived at newly-built HMP Millsike, which will eventually house 1500.

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Data has recently been published on the 16,231 prisoners released early between September and December 2024.

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A recent Ministry of Justice report explores the efficacy of reoffending interventions such as accommodation, education, drug misuse programmes and restorative justice.

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