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1 Nov 19
The prison system in England and Wales is “enduring a crisis of safety and decency”, as violence increases and self-harm has soared to record highs, a scathing justice committee report has found.
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15 Oct 19
The government may be talking tough on criminal justice but the government’s current plans do not address how to improve standards in prisons and will leave a hole in their budgets, writes the IfG’s...
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8 Oct 19
Young people are not being helped to reintegrate into society after being released from young offender institutions, a report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons and HM Inspectorate of Probation has found...
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13 Aug 19
Boris Johnson has announced a £100m package to stop the flow of drugs, weapons and mobile phones into prisons, the government announced today.
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12 Aug 19
Boris Johnson’s plans to put money into prisons and the Crown Prosecution Service have been branded a “monumental waste of money” by a think-tank.
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8 Aug 19
Youth offending institutions in England and Wales are not providing adequate resettlement services for children, according to two watchdogs.
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25 Jul 19
Record highs in prison assault and self harm levels in England and Wales have sparked calls for new prime minister Boris Johnson to invest in prison safety.
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24 Jul 19
The UK’s fraud watchdog has won nearly £23m from an outsourcing company over a scandal involving erroneous electronic tagging of offenders.
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28 May 19
Allowing prisoners in England and Wales temporary release to take up work will reduce reoffending costs, the government has said.
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7 May 19
A taskforce has been set up aimed at “closing the net” on corruption in prisons, the justice secretary has announced.
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2 May 19
Rory Stewart has been named as the new secretary of state at the Department for International Development.
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2 Apr 19
The government has stripped a private firm of its contract to manage Birmingham prison, it has announced.
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31 Jan 19
The justice secretary has admitted that record levels of self-harm, assaults and attacks on staff in prisons are “disturbing”.
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30 Jan 19
Community sentences should be more widely used as they are cheaper and result in lower re-offending rates, argues Reform’s Aidan Shilson-Thomas.
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22 Nov 18
The Ministry of Justice’s estate is an “embarrassment” after “a long history of underfunding”, according to the lord chief justice.
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20 Sep 18
A reduction in child arrests is obviously good for the young people themselves - but also for public services, says the Howard League for Penal Reform’s Andrew Neilson.
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3 Sep 18
Overcrowding, underfunding and a high staff turnover have left English prisons “in crisis”, with rising levels of violence, reform campaigners have told PF.
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20 Aug 18
The government has today taken over the running of HMP Birmingham days after a shocking inspector’s report on the privately-managed men’s prison.
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27 Jul 18
Contracts between probation services and private companies are to be cut short just three years after rehabilitation services were outsourced.
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24 Jul 18
A trade union leader has attacked the decision to fund pay rises for a million public sector workers from existing departmental budgets for spelling further cuts to jobs and services.
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16 Jul 18
Staff cuts have contributed to a rise in violence and deteriorating conditions in prisons, according to chief inspector Peter Clarke.
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10 Oct 17
Prisons in England and Wales are “full to bursting”, underfunded, understaffed and recent reforms have “failed miserably” to address problems with the service.
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1 Aug 17
The Ministry of Justice three times breached Treasury guidelines in errors over prison officers’ pay.
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3 Jul 17
The government does not know the extent of the mental health problem in prisons nor how much it will cost to address, the National Audit Office has found.
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22 Mar 17
Plans for four prisons capable of holding 5,000 inmates have been announced by the Ministry of Justice today.
1 Nov 19The prison system in England and Wales is “enduring a crisis of safety and decency”, as violence increases and self-harm has soared to record highs, a scathing justice committee report has found.
15 Oct 19The government may be talking tough on criminal justice but the government’s current plans do not address how to improve standards in prisons and will leave a hole in their budgets, writes the IfG’s...
8 Oct 19Young people are not being helped to reintegrate into society after being released from young offender institutions, a report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons and HM Inspectorate of Probation has found...
13 Aug 19Boris Johnson has announced a £100m package to stop the flow of drugs, weapons and mobile phones into prisons, the government announced today.
12 Aug 19Boris Johnson’s plans to put money into prisons and the Crown Prosecution Service have been branded a “monumental waste of money” by a think-tank.
2 May 19Rory Stewart has been named as the new secretary of state at the Department for International Development.
2 Apr 19The government has stripped a private firm of its contract to manage Birmingham prison, it has announced.
22 Nov 18The Ministry of Justice’s estate is an “embarrassment” after “a long history of underfunding”, according to the lord chief justice.
20 Sep 18A reduction in child arrests is obviously good for the young people themselves - but also for public services, says the Howard League for Penal Reform’s Andrew Neilson.
24 Jul 18A trade union leader has attacked the decision to fund pay rises for a million public sector workers from existing departmental budgets for spelling further cuts to jobs and services.
1 Aug 17The Ministry of Justice three times breached Treasury guidelines in errors over prison officers’ pay.
