News February 4, 2017 United Kingdom: New law to help prisoners after release used once in a year The law aims to help offenders access services such as housing, healthcare and addiction support.
News February 1, 2017 UK: Exeter prison struggling with drugs and rising violence, say inspectors Assault and self-harm figures at Devon jail are revealed as justice secretary prepares to publish prison reform bill. Prison inspectors have warned that the situation at Exeter jail is “fragile”, with drugs thrown over the wall on a daily basis and only 29 officers on duty for 490 prisoners.
News January 31, 2017 UK: prison suicides and how to stop them Once upon a time, in 2013, in England and Wales, there were 76 people known to have died by suicide in prison. This was a higher rate of such deaths than in the general population. It concerned everyone who tried to make prisons safe. We have evidence of a higher than average rate of mental disorde…
News January 31, 2017 United Kingdom: jails unsafe and 'full of drugs', says Chief Inspector of Prisons Peter Clarke said recommendations made on the back of inspections appear to ‘fall on deaf ears’ in some instances
News January 31, 2017 United Kingdom: prisons watchdog blames ‘failure of leadership’ for dire state of jails in England and Wales Prisons in England and Wales are struggling due to a “failure of leadership” on behalf of ministers, the watchdog said today.
News January 30, 2017 UK: prisoner dies after 'drug overdose' at HMP Forest Bank in Salford Death at prison which was under pressure to tackle use of new psychoactive substances is 16th in England and Wales in a month. A prisoner has died after a suspected drug overdose at Forest Bank prison in Greater Manchester.
News January 28, 2017 UK: Inside tracks, life at the UK’s prison radio station Every week, more than 75% of prisoners tune in to National Prison Radio. We meet the team at Brixton and Styal prisons and learn just how important the station is to this most captive of audiences.
News January 28, 2017 Inside tracks: life at the UK’s prison radio station Every week, more than 75% of prisoners tune in to National Prison Radio. We meet the team at Brixton and Styal prisons and learn just how important the station is to this most captive of audiences
News January 26, 2017 UK : prison suicides in England and Wales reach record high Ministry of Justice figures show 119 inmates killed themselves last year, and assaults and self-harm also rose. A record 119 people killed themselves in prisons in England and Wales in 2016 – an increase of 29 (32%) on the previous year, according to Ministry of Justice figures. The record number o…
News January 26, 2017 UK: Dartmoor Prison, an insider's story The prison system is in crisis, with riots, drug abuse and record levels of suicide. But what is life really like for the 85,000 prisoners in our jails? Jessica Berens was writer-in-residence at HMP Dartmoor for three years and has the inside story.
News January 26, 2017 United Kingdom: record number of prison inmates killed themselves in England and Wales in 2016 A record number of people killed themselves in prisons in England and Wales in 2016, official figures show.
News January 25, 2017 United Kingdom: Minister of Justice launches inquiry after record number of prison suicides in 2016 Review to look into mental health history of fatalities in England and Wales as number of self-inflicted deaths rises to 113
News January 24, 2017 Britain’s prison suicide crisis: ‘There’s no political will. Dead prisoners do not win votes’ Almost 10 prisoners a month kill themselves in UK jails, with much of the blame placed on neglect and costcutting. That is what led to the death of Dean Saunders, according to his family – and a jury has agreed.
News January 18, 2017 United Kingdom: Jersey prisoners granted the right to vote Giving Jersey prisoners the right to vote is ‘the right thing to do’, according to the head of Jersey’s Probation Service.
News January 10, 2017 United Kingdom: almost 80 Northern Ireland prison officers assaulted in a year, figures reveal Nearly 80 prison officers were attacked in Northern Ireland during the past year, new figures have revealed.
News January 5, 2017 UK : Thorn Cross open prison praised by inspectors An open prison in Cheshire is well-led, with very good outcomes for prisoners and few violent incidents, according to Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, Peter Clarke. HMP and YOI Thorn Cross in Warrington, which houses about 380 inmates, was inspected in October last year.
News January 4, 2017 United Kingdom: Northern Ireland prison system fatalities double in a year The number of deaths in the prison system has doubled in the past year.
News January 3, 2017 Wales : Christmas Day 'incident' at Cardiff prison Officers at Cardiff prison had to resolve a Christmas Day disturbance, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed.
News January 2, 2017 United Kingdom: prisons shakeup to give governors more control over rehabilitation Legislation to tackle jails crisis will hand staff greater powers over education, employment and health budgets.
News December 19, 2016 UK : government was warned two months earlier Birmingham prison riot Ministers were told urgent action was needed to protect staff and prisoners amid growing violence in prisons. The government was warned two months before a riot at HMP Birmingham involving hundreds of prisoners that the prevalence of psychoactive drugs meant urgent action was needed to prevent atta…
News December 17, 2016 UK : around 240 prisoners moved from HMP Birmingham Decision follows rioting by inmates – UK’s worst since 1990 – which is believed to be linked to use of synthetic cannabis. Hundreds of inmates were moved from Birmingham prison on Saturday as the government announced an urgent investigation into conditions and safety inside the privately run jail f…
News December 16, 2016 Nouvelle mutinerie dans une prison anglaise Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
News December 15, 2016 UK : Our prisons are overflowing with immature and vulnerable men Young men don’t mature psychologically until their mid-20s. Condemning so many to the toxic environment of our jails is a recipe for reoffending and suicide.
News December 15, 2016 UK : privatisation of probation service has left public at greater risk – report Chief inspector of probation says some offenders not seen for months and some lost in the system entirely. The public have been left more at risk by the privatisation of the probation service with some offenders not seen for weeks or months and others lost in the system altogether, according to an…