Matt Ford

Matt was the Centre's Research Analyst. He joined the Centre in July 2014, leaving in November 2021.

Whatever the short-term trends, a lower prison population is unlikely to be the new normal
Covid cases in prison are growing at a worrying rate
There is nothing ‘natural’ about prisoners dying from preventable illnesses
An innovative survey of Covid-19 contain practices across European prisons
New research points to a diversity of responses to COVID across Europe
Matt Ford looks at the dynamics behind the sharp fall in the prison population
What are the implications of the announcement that four new prisons are to be built?
The ninth in an annual series assessing UK criminal justice developments
How have we influenced the use of antisocial behaviour powers to manage young adults?
‘Temporary’ fixes to immediate imprisonment crises tend to become permanent
We should reduce the prison population to manage the spread of the virus
Racial inequalities laid bare by COVID-19