Mothers Behind Bars – The Situation for Mothers and Babies in Prison The importance of the mother and baby bond is widely recognised across the world. Indeed, the US Department [...]
Women in Prison – The Real Situation for Female Inmates in the UK Figures taken from May 2014 state that the female population in UK prisons is 3,956; significantly less [...]
Success Story: Prison Book Ban Finally Overturned by Gove Chris Grayling, the Conservative’s previous Justice Secretary, was well-known for his ‘tough’ approach to the prison system. One of his more [...]
HMP Littlehey and Other UK Prisons: Unable to Cope with Elderly Inmates? In her recent blog post, Frances Crook, chief executive for the Howard League for Penal Reform, discusses a [...]
Prisons Up in Smoke: The Smoking Ban The government recently announced their plans to phase in a smoking ban across all 136 prisons in England and Wales, beginning next year. [...]
