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October 19, 2018

HMP Ranby: clear improvement but many problems still to be fixed

HMP Ranby's safety assessment had risen from ‘poor’ to 'not sufficiently good.'
August 10, 2018

HMP Hull 'reasonably good but self-harm needs to be addressed'

The nspection found the prison to be "doing its best" but expressed concern that since the last inspection, five prisoners had taken their own lives and levels of self-harm had increased drastically.
July 28, 2018

Handing more cash to private probation companies is 'throwing good money after bad'

Howard League says it is time to consign privatised probation to history and do what works.
July 25, 2018

Restore stability to jails with a presumption against short sentences, says PRT

The government should follow Scotland’s lead and introduce a presumption against short prison sentences to restore safety and stability to our struggling jails, says the Prison Reform Trust.
July 23, 2018

HMP Dovegate an impressive institution working with high-risk violent men, inspection finds

Men serving long sentences for serious offences live in therapeutic communities.
July 14, 2018

HMP Wandsworth is overcrowded, 'needing a new culture to improve safety'

The Chief inspector personally saw cell call bells going unanswered.
June 28, 2018

Women's organisations respond to government's female offenders strategy

New strategy recognises that many women are victims of more serious crimes than those they are accused of.
June 26, 2018

Prison Reform Trust comment on Transforming Rehabilitation

The Prison Reform Trust has backed a statutory presumption against custodial sentences of under 12 months.
June 7, 2018

HMYOI Werrington inspection report positive but violence still a concern

Werrington Young Offenders Institution has gained positive results from an incentive-based approach to behaviour but violence remains a concern.
March 13, 2018

After seven years of war, children in Syria with disabilities at risk of exclusion

With no end in sight to the war in Syria, children with disabilities risk being excluded and forgotten, says UNICEF.