HMPPS REPORT REVEALS RECALLED IPP PRISONERS SPEND SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER IN PRISONHMPPS has now published its second annual report on the IPP sentence, which details the action taken ‘to support those serving the IPP sentence in prison to work towards a safe … |
NUMBER OF IPP PRISONER RELEASES HITS ‘ALL TIME LOW’The number of IPP prisoners being released for the first time has hit an all-time low of just 172 over the past year, according to new data from The Ministry … |
CENTRE FOR WOMEN’S JUSTICE RECOMMENDS SYSTEMIC REFORMS FOR VICTIMS OF COERCIVE CONTROLThe Centre for Women’s Justice has published a report recommending criminal justice reforms in law, policy and practice for victims of coercive control. The report presents the accounts of seven such victims … |
URGENT NOTIFICATION ISSUED FOR HMP PENTONVILLEThe Chief Inspector of Prisons has issued an Urgent Notification of HMP Pentonville after a recent inspection uncovered the prison in ‘a state of disarray.’ Significant backlogs in sentence calculations meant some … |
PRISONS AND PROBATION ANNUAL REPORT SHOWS 35% INCREASE IN INVESTIGATIONS INTO DEATHSThe 2024-25 Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) Annual Report has now been published, detailing prison and probation complaints – as well as investigations into fatal incidents. Tragically, the PPO started investigations into 486 deaths … |
INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE CRIMINAL COURTS PUBLISHEDSir Brian Leveson has now published the first part of his independent review of the criminal courts, examining ‘longer-term options for criminal court reform, with the aim of reducing demand … |
CHIEF INSPECTOR OF PRISONS ANNUAL REPORT FOCUSES ON WIDESPREAD DRUG USEThe newly published Chief Inspector of Prisons Annual Report acknowledges ‘another very difficult year for all those living and working in prisons in England and Wales.’ The report focuses mainly on … |
PAS Trustees’ DigestToday 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 … |
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 … |