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October 23, 2020

Chief Inspector of Prisons annual report highlights 'deep-seated problems'

There is an urgent need to address serious issues that adversely affect the safety and decency of our prisons, the opportunity they offer for rehabilitation and their contribution to reducing reoffending, says the Chief Inspector of Prisons.
October 17, 2020

Solidarity Therapeutics Trial produces COVID-19 drugs evidence in record time

The progress achieved by the Solidarity Therapeutics Trial shows that large international trials are possible, even during a pandemic, and offer the promise of quickly and reliably answering critical public health questions concerning therapeutics.
April 22, 2020

Government urged to make COVID-19 vaccine and drug treatment patent-free

Letter calls on the government to guarantee equitable access to any new drug by imposing strict public interest conditions on all UK funding
March 31, 2020

MSF calls for no patents or profiteering on COVID-19 drugs and vaccines

Médecins Sans Frontières has called for an end to patents or profiteering on drugs, tests, or vaccines used for the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 12, 2020

Children experiencing criminal exploitation 'continue to be let down'

Young people too often end up being treated as criminals rather recognised and supported as victims, says the Children's Society.
September 13, 2019

HMP Bedford still very violent, inspection finds

Inspectors found the level of violence was still very high, and self-harm had increased dramatically since the previous inspection.
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.
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.
July 11, 2019

Prison inspectorate publishes annual report

Too many prisons continued to be plagued by drugs, violence, appalling living conditions and a lack of access to meaningful rehabilitative activity, says the Chief Inspector of Prisons.
July 3, 2019

Drugs and violence reduced in HMP Brixton

A third of prisoners being released from Brixton Prison have nowhere to live, says the Prison Reform Trust.