Browsing: Prisons

More people were recalled to jails in England and Wales in the first half of this year than were released, despite government efforts to reduce the…

The report on judges being given powers to punish prisoners who refuse to attend court raises a question about why we appear to have abandoned a…

Your editorial on overcrowded prisons and probation (13 October) was most welcome as it highlights a crisis in community justice that shows little sign of abating.…

The new series of Time is not an easy watch. The opening seconds of Jimmy McGovern’s prison drama show a normal woman on a normal bus,…

Public services need more investment across the board. Every day, another wretched story. Look at the Institute for Government’s (IFG) Public Services Performance Tracker for a…

Alex Norris has been unable to say how many prisoners freed early from jail this week have been tagged, despite previous reassurances from the justice department.In…

Hundreds of prisoners are due to be released early from jail on Thursday amid warnings that many will have nowhere to live and the probation system…

Pia Sinha’s significant expertise inside and out of the prison system makes her a voice to trust on why our jails are struggling badly (The truth…

More sexual predators in England and Wales could be freed instead of jailed because of the pressure on courts and prisons, police sources have told the…

Pia Sinha has led the Prison Reform Trust since 2023. In that time, she has seen a Conservative government finally admit to an overcrowding crisis that…