Levels of violence at HMP Hewell remain unacceptably high, according to a new report. There were 49 fights, 159 assaults on inmates and 47 assaults on staff during the six-month [...]
A former deputy prime minister and two former home secretaries have called on the Government to cut the prison population by almost half. In a letter to the Times, Nick [...]
It’s been an interesting year for UK prisons. In the space of just 12 months we’ve seen two Justice Ministers, each focusing firmly on reforming a ‘failing’ system. The country [...]
At Christmas time, a lot of media attention is given to inmates; in particular, the high levels of suicide and self-harm at this time of year. It’s important to remember [...]
In the past, the UK media has expressed outrage about Christmas meals in prison. Newspaper reports highlighted the ‘lavish’ meals being given to ‘some of the country’s most dangerous inmates’; [...]
Rates of reoffending in the UK remain worryingly high. At present, around a quarter of ex-inmates go on to commit another crime within 12 months of being released. For adult [...]
