Sunday, 7 January 2024

Further Delay to the Secure School

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  It looks like the new Secure School is unlikely to take its first children until April this year at the earliest. The need to replace the ...
Saturday, 30 December 2023

Will 2024 be the Year of Prison Reform?

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    There’s growing recognition across the political spectrum that radical change is needed in criminal justice. This year’s converts to the...
Sunday, 24 December 2023

A Year in Youth Custody

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  2023 has been yet another dispiriting year for most of the children in custody in Young Offender Institutions (YOI) and the one remaining ...
Thursday, 21 December 2023

Fire Safety In Prisons: Progress or Delay?

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  Finally published is the latest Annual Report of the Crown Premises Fire Safety Inspectorate (CPFSI), which regulates fire safety measure...
Thursday, 23 November 2023

Improving Fire Safety in Prisons: The Need for Better Scrutiny

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  There’s rightly mounting anger and concern about declining safety in prisons with latest statistics showing increases in self-inflicted d...
Thursday, 9 November 2023

Postponements or Cancellations?

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  Along with others, I was due to give evidence to the Justice Committee on Tuesday about prison estate capacity. The hearing was called off...
Saturday, 28 October 2023

Humane Corrections: What More Can We Do?

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  Lots to learn at this week’s annual conference of the International Corrections and Prisons Association i n Belgium- including for me that...
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