For at least the last 25 years a prisoner survey has been part of almost every prison inspection undertaken by HM ...

Progress on reducing women’s imprisonment risks stalling unless the government matches its welcome ambition in this area with ...

The National Audit Office finds that the electric monitoring system is not working as intended, despite a huge increase in ...

The Magistrates’ Association has warned that a lack of accessible, useable justice data in England and Wales is undermining ...

Adrian Usher, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, has used the publication of his annual report to call for an independent body to scrutinise staff conduct. The Magistrates’ Association joins the ...

Crest Advisory research find the effects of maternal imprisonment can be severe and long-lasting on children, leading to exclusion and exploitation. Clinks and Birth Companions report into the needs ...

Adrian Usher, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, has used the publication of his annual report to call for an independent ...

As part of its 2020 European Drug Report published earlier this week, the EMCDDA also made available its annual statistical bulletin which contains the most recent available data on the drug situation ...

Everyone knows that finding work is a key component to going straight; a factor which is confirmed by the evidence base. There are four key reasons why employment promotes desistance: An individual ...

In the final Annual Report of his six year tenure as Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor describes how long lock up ...

Victim/survivors often face arrest for crimes they were forced to commit, like drug offences or theft. Even those who were not involved in criminal activity during their exploitation face risks—for ...

The Week in Justice 5 July 2026 The main justice news this week was the Government announcing an independent review of prisons to be led by Conservative former Home Secretary Amber Rudd which will ...