The latest (19 November 2024) horizon scanning report from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) reflects ...

S urvey respondents were asked how much they know about prisons. Almost three quarters said their knowledge of prisons was ...

The department’s total operating expenditure for the financial year 2023/24 was £13.6 billion, a jump from the £11.8 billion ...

Inspectorate says that children in custody are being failed by having to live in establishments dominated by violence, ...

Inspectorate says that children in custody are being failed by having to live in establishments dominated by violence, disorder and lack of education. Today’s inspection of HMP Garth, a high security ...

Dr Stephanie Wallace guest posts on making better use of non-custodial sentences using the Sentence Severity Scale.

Prison Reform Trust report on the challenge of maintaining relationships for people serving long prison sentences.

Amongst the most challenging problems faced by the women Hibiscus supports is the difficulty in accessing safe, secure housing that meets their needs and those of their children. Through conversations ...

Last week (23 October 2024), the Office for National Statistics published the annual drug-deaths statistics. These are officially called Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales: 2023 ...