Examining Sodexo
Prisonphone2015-04-27T10:26:52+01:00Private 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. [...]
The national offender management service NOMS Vs The Scottish prison service SPS
Prisonphone2015-04-13T07:27:30+01:00The difference between the SPS (Scottish Prison Service) and NOMs (National Offender Management Service) In the United Kingdom, we have two distinctive prison services. It is the responsibility of the [...]
What does the 2015 election mean for UK prisons
Prisonphone2015-04-06T08:04:43+01:00As Election Day Approaches: What’s in Store for Prisons Such as HMP Wandsworth, Wormwood Scrubs and HMP Dartmoor? With the next General Election only a few weeks away, many [...]
IPP sentencing in the UK has been banned yet we still have thousands in our prisons
Prisonphone2015-03-30T08:52:18+01:00‘Protecting the Public’ at the Expense of Basic Human Rights? The Pitfalls of IPP Sentencing In 2005, David Blunkett, then Home Secretary under the Labour government, introduced IPP sentencing. It [...]
Reoffenders linked to loosening family contact
Prisonphone2015-03-23T09:17:31+00:00Rising Numbers of Reoffenders Linked to ‘Loosening’ Family Contact, According to Experts According to statistics released from the Ministry of Justice in 2011, around 90% of offenders sentenced in both [...]
Prison funding cuts
Prisonphone2015-03-18T19:23:01+00:00Funding Cuts Have Drastic Impact on UK Prison System The UK prison system is home to 85,000 inmates, a record number. It is a number which shows no sign of [...]
