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Presumption against short sentences misses the point
A presumption against short prison sentences was one of a number of measures announced by the Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk this week to reduce demands on prisons.
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Women in the criminal justice system
Speech given to the Women in the Criminal Justice System conference on 8 February 2022.
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Working in parliament on short prison sentence reform
Late last year we supported efforts in the House of Lords to change the law on the use of short prison sentences.
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Short prison sentencing highlights
Check out our latest infographic, reviewing the highlights from our recently completed work on reforming short prison sentences.
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Parliament debates our short prison sentences proposals
An amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill the Centre has supported was discussed by the Bill Committee on Wednesday, 23rd June 2021.
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Call for short prison sentencing reform
Last week, an amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and the Courts (PCSC) Bill the Centre has supported was debated by the Bill Committee.
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Short prison sentences: directions for reform
The Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research and Prison Insider have published a piece by our Head of Programmes Helen Mills on the options for impactful future sentencing reform to reduce short terms in prison.
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Thoughts from the reforming short prison sentencing postbag
Thanks to all those who have taken the time to respond to our video on reforming short sentences.
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Where are we with short sentence reform?
Watch Helen Mills sketch out the possibilities, processes and constraints of short sentencing reform in our latest video.
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Short sentence reform: The limits of reform
Professor Sarah Armstrong shares her thoughts on the limits of reform at our webinar on short sentence reform.
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Short sentence reform: Lessons from the pandemic
Professor Nicky Padfield says there is reason to be cautiously optimistic about the impact of COVID-19 on prison sentencing, whilst also remembering the pains of imprisonment.
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Short sentence reform: What should prison NOT be used for?
Professor Cyrus Tata answers an audience question at our last webinar: What should we not use prison sentences for?