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March 13, 2020

Call for inquiry into benefits-related deaths

Mental health organisations are calling for an independent inquiry into the deaths of vulnerable people who rely on support from the social security system.
September 6, 2019

INQUEST response to new statistics on deaths in custody

The latest statistics show a total of 276 deaths during or following police contact in England and Wales.
December 28, 2018

Austerity results in ‘social murder’, according to new research

Researcher says austerity is a form of structural violence that deepens inequalities and injustices.
April 28, 2018

Almost 1,000 years of additional imprisonment handed down in prisons in 2017

Almost a thousand years of additional imprisonment were imposed in 2017, as prisons increasingly resorted to draconian punishments.
January 5, 2018

'Inexcusable failure to address suicides and self-harm' in HMP Swansea

HMP Swansea had a ‘complacent and inexcusable’ approach to the safety of vulnerable prisoners, failing to respond effectively to high levels of self-harm and suicides of new prisoners, HM Inspectorate of Prisons found.
December 27, 2017

A decade of 'broken promises' for Brazilian tribal people

Survival International has criticised the Brazilian government for its failure to recognise the land rights of tribal people, despite a landmark agreement made a decade ago.
May 8, 2017

Prisons struggling to meet mental health need

Figures released today by the Prison Reform Trust to mark the start of Mental Health Awareness Week reveal that our overcrowded and overstretched prisons are struggling to meet the needs of the high numbers of people in their care with a mental health need or learning disability.
February 13, 2017

Prisons need profound culture change to prevent suicides

Prisons need a profound culture change to prevent people from losing their lives through suicide, according to a report published today (13 February 2017) by Centre for Mental Health and the Howard League for Penal Reform.
January 10, 2017

Howard League responds to Hewell prison inspection

The Howard League for Penal Reform has responded to Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons’ report on Hewell prison, published today.
October 31, 2016

Prison statistics reveal 'bloodbath' of assaults, suicide and self-injury

The number of people dying in prison has risen by 21 per cent in a year as safety in jails deteriorates further and faster, figures seen by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveal.