PRISONS IN THE PRESS – DECEMBER 27
Posted: December 27, 2014 Filed under: News | Tags: armed forces, Christmas, jailbreak, mental health, PITP, privacy, privatisation, staffing Leave a commentA fortnight of prison news – what’s been written? And by whom? 10 need to know articles to keep you up to date on prisons in the press.
Ex-service personnel in the criminal justice system have made the headlines, following a review into their rehabilitation overseen by Chris Grayling.
1) New prisoners will be asked whether they have served in the armed forces and from January will be given tailored rehabilitation programs, The Independent reported last Sunday.
PRISONS IN THE PRESS – DECEMBER 13
Posted: December 13, 2014 Filed under: News | Tags: black prisoners, books, death, minorities, mothers, PITP, privatisation, probation, self-harm, staffing, suicide, violence Leave a commentA fortnight of prison news, what’s been written? And by whom? 10 need to know articles to keep you up to date on prisons in the press.
The question of whether books should be allowed behind bars has dominated the press over the last two weeks.
1) The high court ruled last Friday (5 December) that the ban on sending books to prisoners was unlawful. The UK’s best-known writers cheered the decision, reports the Guardian.
But that wasn’t the end of it…
This prison costs £94,000 a year per head
Posted: December 1, 2014 Filed under: News | Tags: cost, dangerous prisoners, female, male Leave a commentNew report reveals the cheapest and most expensive prisons in England and Wales.
Wormwood Scrubs Prison, London. Credit: David Merrigan.
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Prison Watch UK 