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prison overcrowding

May 9, 2020

Charities say current situation in prisons 'neither sustainable nor humane'

Documents reveal that the government was warned in late March that as many as 3,500 people in prison could die during the pandemic.
January 28, 2020

Punitive prison policies risk repeating past mistakes, new report warns

Planned government changes to sentencing will add to pressures on prisons, without reducing crime or improving public confidence, a new Prison Reform Trust report warns.
August 22, 2019

Howard League responds to Pentonville prison inspection

The Howard League says keeping men cooped up in overcrowded cells with nothing to do will not help them to lead crime-free lives on release.
August 4, 2019

Scale of prison overcrowding in England and Wales revealed

Overall, three in five men’s prisons are holding more people than they are certified to look after.
November 2, 2018

Parliamentary committee finds government failing in duty of care towards prisoners

A prison sentence is a deprivation of someone's liberty, not a sentence to poorer health or healthcare, say the Health and Social Care Committee in its report on health and care in prison.
August 20, 2018

Prison Reform Trust comment on HMP Birmingham

The Prison Reform Trust has commented on the urgent notification issued today by HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) over safety concerns at HMP Birmingham.
July 28, 2017

Prison assaults and self-injury incidents at record high

The number of assaults and incidents of self-injury in prisons in England and Wales have risen to record highs, figures seen by the Howard League for Penal Reform revealed yesterday.
December 8, 2016

Most overcrowded prisons twice as likely to be failing

The 30 most overcrowded prisons in England and Wales are twice as likely to be rated as failing by the prison service compared with prisons overall, a new analysis published with the latest annual edition of the Prison Reform Trust’s Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile, supported by the Bromley Trust, reveals.
August 31, 2016

Prison officer numbers fall again as major recruitment drive fails

The number of frontline officers working in public-sector prisons has fallen over the last year, despite Ministry of Justice plans to recruit additional staff to help respond to the highest levels of violence, suicide and self-injury since recording practices began.
August 17, 2016

Call to stop 'revolving door' to prison as recalls to custody soar

Against a backdrop of violence and deaths behind bars, the number of people in prison due to recall has soared by 15 per cent in a year and is now 55 times greater than it was in 1993, according to evidence being submitted to the United Nations by the Howard League for Penal Reform.