Prisons in the Press – 30 March
Posted: March 30, 2015 Filed under: News | Tags: Michael Gove, PITP Leave a commentSuper Prisons, Violent Prisons and Debtors’ Prisons
Photo of Strangeways prison that has experienced the most notorious prison riot in the UK. Kenneth Williamson via Wikimedia Commons
Prisons in the press brings you the best articles from the past week to keep you up-to-date on prison news.
Privatisation of the probation service – a timeline
Posted: March 27, 2015 Filed under: Audiovisual | Tags: Chris Grayling, GMB, Interserve, Ministry of, Napo, news, Prison News, prisons, privatisation, probation, Sodexo, The Guardian, Transforming rehabilitation, UNISON 1 CommentThe path to the privatisation of the probation service
This year Chris Grayling completed the privatisation of the probation service. The move replaced the previous 35 probation trusts with a National Probation Service and 21 ‘Community Rehabilitation Companies’ (CRCs). These companies are private providers that will supervise low- and medium-risk offenders after leaving prison – about 70 per cent of the service. The public sector National Probation Service is responsible for the 31,000 high-risk offenders.
But it was a long time in the making and there have been many opposing views on the move. Read the rest of this entry »
The history of Brixton Prison and what we can learn from it
Posted: March 26, 2015 Filed under: News | Tags: Brixton, History, HMP Brixton, Prison Policy, rehabilitation Leave a commentA brief reflection on the history of London’s oldest working prison
Back when Brixton Prison Was a womens Prison in 1862. Photo via Wikimedia Commons
Chris Impey is the Managing director of National Prison Radio and in 2013 he wrote and produced two documentaries for BBC Radio 4 about the history of HMP Brixton.
Prison Watch UK spoke to Chris about London’s oldest working prison and his views that prisons alone cannot solve all our problems.
PODCAST: Sex in prisons
Posted: March 25, 2015 Filed under: Audiovisual, News | Tags: sex, The Howard League for Penal Reform 1 CommentSex in prison? It happens. Here’s what experts have to say about it.
After the Howard League’s Sex in prison conference last tuesday we caught up with some of the panel members, the experts and the researchers behind the commission to find out a bit more about what it’s like to have sex in prison. Read the rest of this entry »
Everything you always wanted to know about sex in prison, but were afraid to ask
Posted: March 23, 2015 Filed under: News | Tags: Commission on Sex in Prison, sex, sexual assault, The Howard League for Penal Reform 4 CommentsEx-prisoners describe their experience of sex behind bars
From practicalities to sexual identities to pornography to vulnerabilities, there is a lot more to sex in prison than you might think. Much is surrounded by myth, but we finally have some information to go on based on a new report.
Prisons in the press – 22 March
Posted: March 22, 2015 Filed under: News | Tags: Commission on Sex in Prison, PITP, suicide, The Howard League for Penal Reform Leave a commentSex, suicides and the Howard League blocked from visiting private prisons.
The Howard League’s commission into sex in prison
Prisons in the press brings you the best articles from the past week to keep you up-to-date on prison news.
Joint enterprise: more than 10,000 people ask PM David Cameron to reform unjust law
Posted: March 18, 2015 Filed under: News | Tags: 10 Downing Street, Downing street, Jengba, joint enterprise, petitions, Protest 1 CommentFamilies of prisoners march to 10 Downing Street to make their voices heard
JENGBA campaigners make their voices heard – Photo by @benjameslucas
Over 100 people marched to Downing street yesterday to hand in a petition with over 10,000 signatories that called for the end of joint enterprise law.
‘Something better’ for women offenders, demands MP Sian James
Posted: March 17, 2015 Filed under: News | Tags: Frances Crook, Prison News, Sian James MP, The Howard League for Penal Reform, Wales, women, women in prison Leave a commentSian James and the Howard League launch campaign for Welsh women
Frances Crook (Howard League), Sian James MP for Swansea East, Rosa Marne of Isis Womens Centre . Source: Victoria Seabrook
Sian James today presented her manifesto at the House of Commons to keep women out of prison in Wales.
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LIVE BLOG: Howard League’s Commission on Sex in Prison unveils latest report
Posted: March 17, 2015 Filed under: Facts & stats, News | Tags: Commission on Sex in Prison, sex, sexual assault, The Howard League for Penal Reform Leave a commentExperts discuss latest research on the under-reported subject of sex behind bars
Highlights
- Pornography and masturbation are tacitly accepted
- Coercive sex rarely occurs, but rape is under-reported
- A national survey is “urgently required” to find out more
- Howard League criticises NOMS for lack of cooperation with survey
- Prison officers sometimes aware of sexual activity, but don’t intervene
- Gay and bisexual men open about sexuality, but very discreet
- Some heterosexual men participate in same-sex activity
- Poor and vulnerable prisoners targeted for “grooming”
- Availability of condoms varies from prison to prison
The Commission on Sex in Prison published its fifth and final briefing paper today called Sex in prison: Experiences of former prisoners.
The Commission was established by the Howard League for Penal Reform and includes eminent academics, former prison governors and health experts.
LIVE BLOG: see below for the full rundown on today’s conference
9 key findings & 4 recommendations from the Commission on Sex in Prison report
Posted: March 17, 2015 Filed under: News | Tags: Commission on Sex in Prison, Ministry of Justice, sex, sexual assault, The Howard League for Penal Reform Leave a commentPrisoners talk frankly about sex behind bars
The Commission on Sex in Prison published its fifth and final briefing paper today called Sex in prison: Experiences of former prisoners.
The Commission was established by the Howard League for Penal Reform and includes eminent academics, former prison governors and health experts.
LIVE BLOG: our coverage starts at 10am today
Below are the key findings and recommendations from the report.
Prison Watch UK 