Legal aid cuts delaying rehabilitation in prison, court will hear
Posted: January 31, 2017 Filed under: News | Tags: court of appeal, self-harm, suicide, The Howard League for Penal Reform Leave a commentCuts are further obstacle to getting ready for release, say penal charities
Barrier: cuts are further obstacle to securing release, say penal reform groups. Photograph: x1klima
A case arguing that cuts to legal aid for prisoners are unfair and unlawful will be heard before the Court of Appeal today.
MoJ’s Youth Justice Statistics show mixed results for 2016
Posted: January 26, 2017 Filed under: Facts & stats, News | Tags: arrests, Assault, minorities, prison, prison population, self-harm, young offenders, youth justice Leave a commentYouth prison population falls 66 percent in 10 years but self-harm and assault is up, says report
Credit: Surian Soosay
The number of 10-17 year-olds in prison has fallen 66 percent between 2006 and 2016 and the number of first time entrants to the Youth Justice System has fallen by 83 percent in the same period, says the government’s latest Youth Justice Statistics report, published today.
Prisons in parliament
Posted: December 19, 2016 Filed under: News | Tags: Indeterminate sentencing for Public Protection (IPP)., Liz Truss, PIP, self-harm, YOI Leave a commentOutcomes for children in custody not good enough admits Truss
Prisoner 101115. Under 25s entrant to the 2015 Koestler exhibition
HMP Pentonville and HMP Bedford
Posted: November 9, 2016 Filed under: Facts & stats | Tags: Assaults on staff, HMP Bedford, HMP Pentonville, Michael Gove, Nick Hardwick, overcrowding, self-harm, suicides Leave a commentProof that the prison system is crumbling?
Category B HMP Bedford Prison. Image: LawPages
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In the space of 24 hours a riot at HMP Bedford and two escapees from HMP Pentonville drew the country’s attention to the UK’s struggling prison estate.
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‘Brave’ woman shares struggle with abusive partner and prison before starting life afresh
Posted: November 1, 2016 Filed under: News | Tags: drugs & alcohol, nelson trust, self-harm, women in prison Leave a commentA domestic abuse survivor has spoken of her struggle through a controlling relationship, prison and how she’s breaking a vicious circle
Sanctuary: the Nelson Trust Women’s Centre in Gloucester offers a safe space for women to spend time with each other
All of my problems started when I met this guy,” said Linda*, of her partner whom she met when she was 25 years-old. “This is when it slowly it started.”
Prisons in the press – 30 Sept 2016
Posted: September 30, 2016 Filed under: News | Tags: legal highs, Mobile phones, overcrowding, self-harm, staffing, suicide, use of force, violence, women, women in prison, young offenders, youth justice Leave a commentEasier to get drugs than clothes or bedding in English prison
Source: Chris Grey on Flickr
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Prisons in the press brings you the best articles from the past week to keep you up-to-date on prison news.
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Prisons in the press – 16 September
Posted: September 16, 2016 Filed under: News | Tags: mental health, PITP, rehabilitation, self-harm, suicide Leave a commentSuicide prevention and prisoner rehabilitation top this week’s agenda
Transfers of prisoners to mental health hospitals have increased by 20 per cent. Image: Global Panorama
Prisons in the press brings you the best articles from the past week to keep you up-to-date on prison news.
Liveblog: Understanding and preventing suicide and self-harm in prison
Posted: September 13, 2016 Filed under: News | Tags: Alison Liebling, Amy Ludlow, Cambridge university, national probation service, NOMS, NPS, prison, self-harm, suicide, suicide prevention, Victoria Seabrook Leave a commentHighlights from the 2016 autumn suicide prevention conference at Cambridge University
Gonville and Caius College: Practitioners share strategies at Cambridge University to prevent suicide in prison. Photograph: Victoria Seabrook
Ways to prevent suicide in prison will be discussed by practitioners and experts at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University, on 13 September. Follow us here for live updates.
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Prisons in the press – 24 June
Posted: June 24, 2016 Filed under: News | Tags: IPP, PITP, prison riot, self-harm, staffing, Violence in prison 1 CommentRates of self-harm soar and a King is found buried under a prison
The final resting place of Henry I of England is thought to be below one of Britain’s Victorian jails
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Prisons in the press brings you the best articles from the past week to keep you up-to-date on prison news.
How to prevent suicide in prison and beyond
Posted: May 18, 2016 Filed under: News | Tags: Cambridge Institute of Criminology, Cambridge university, deaths in custody, HMP Altcourse, HMP and YOI Foston Hall, Lorraine Atkinson, mental health, mentoring, self inflicted deaths, self-harm, suicide, The Howard League for Penal Reform 1 CommentHighlights from the 2016 suicide prevention roundtable with Cambridge University
Harm: suicide rates are still on the rise. Photograph: premasagar via flickr
The Prison Watch UK team were live at HMP Altcourse today at the 2016 suicide prevention roundtable. We bring you the highlights…
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