Unlocking Potential
Thursday, 12 February 2026
Youth Justice - A Missed Opportunity?
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There are some things to welcome in the government’s youth justice policy statement presented to Parliament today. Improved funding arr...
Wednesday, 7 January 2026
Prison Problems Old and New
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HMP Dartmoor was first built because overcrowding, poor sanitation and lack of fresh air on the floating hulks off Plymouth were causing s...
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
Fire Alert
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Surprising perhaps given the pressure on prisons that today’s alert to the Lord Chancellor about the appalling outcomes at HMP Swaleside ...
Thursday, 4 December 2025
Courting Trouble
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The prison population projections out today are produced to aid policy development, capacity planning and resource allocation within the ...
Friday, 14 November 2025
Which Way for Youth Custody?
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Radical stuff from the Childrens Commissioner in her Longford Lecture this week- urging that Young Offender Institutions are closed now, ...
Sunday, 9 November 2025
More Questions than Answers on Fire Safety in Prisons
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Prison fires and subsequent injuries remain of serious concern according to the recently published 2024-25 Annual Report of the Crown Prem...
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
Beyond the Doors ? Whats happening with the Secure School.
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Up to £6 million is needed to fix 184 faulty doors at the Oasis Restore Secure School (ORSS) which closed last month, MPs have been told...
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