Grayling Out, Gove In… What are the Implications for UK Prisons? The first significant Cabinet reshuffle was announced only days after the election results. Chris Grayling has now been moved [...]
Drones Threaten Prison Security: Can Prisons Cope with Modern Technology? Recent figures released by the Ministry of Justice reveal that there have been seven attempts to smuggle illegal items into [...]
Private Prisons Series: No. 4 Privatising UK Prisons: Benefit… or Curse to the Country? In response to economic strain and national debt, the Conservative government began privatising prisons in the [...]
Private Prisons Series: No. 3 – Focus on G4S In the previous articles, we examined two of the companies currently managing private prisons within the UK; Serco and Sodexo. Now, we [...]
Private Prisons Series: No. 2 – Examining Sodexo The first post in this series focused on Serco, one of the most prominent companies currently managing private prisons in the UK. [...]
Private Prisons Series: No. 1 – Spotlight on Serco Privatisation in the justice system is not a new phenomenon. Introduced in the 1990s under the Conservative government, the first [...]
