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January 12, 2021

Biden must close Guantánamo, says new Amnesty report

Eleven years ago Vice-President Joe Biden said the Obama adminstration would close the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay.
December 5, 2020

Number of recalled IPP prisoners in custody almost triples in five years

Report says IPP prisoners’ life chances and mental health are fundamentally damaged by the uniquely unjust sentence they are serving.
November 20, 2020

Australian war crimes inquiry should be followed by prosecutions

The inquiry found credible allegations that junior soldiers were required to shoot a prisoner to achieve the soldier’s first kill, in a practice that was known as 'blooding'.
November 3, 2020

New statistics on deaths and self harm in prisons

To reduce ongoing harm we need to dramatically reduce the prison population, says INQUEST.
October 29, 2020

Rehabilitation needs of minority ethnic prisoners not understood, says Chief Inspector

The thematic review identifies positive practices which can provide direction for system-wide reforms.
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.
August 20, 2020

Continued severe COVID-19 regime restrictions 'risk psychological decline in prisoners'

Severe restrictions in prisons at times amount to solitary confinement and have created a real risk of psychological decline among prisoners, which needs to be addressed urgently, says the Prison Inspectorate.
July 29, 2020

ACLU study shows no rise in crime in cities where prisoners were released

Study shows crime rates have remained stagnant or decreased in areas where prisoners were released and arrest rates reduced.
July 17, 2020

Call to speed up rollout of video calls in prisons to ease lockdown anguish

At the start of the pandemic in late March, all social visits to prisons in England and Wales were halted.
June 16, 2020

Prison Reform Trust calls on government to reverse PAVA spray roll out

Prisoners from BAME backgrounds are more likely to have force used against them than white prisoners.