In his latest comment, Mike Guilfoyle recalls supervising 'Mervyn'
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Analysis and comment on current developments by the Centre's staff, supporters and associates
19/12/16
Roger Grimshaw writes about the work of the National Preventive Mechanism in preventing torture and mistreatment in custody
16/12/16
Paul Bebbington writes on new research that finds mental health problems in prison are high, and getting worse
14/12/16
The prison service in Scotland is having to confront the challenge of an ageing prison population, Kenny MacAskill writes. It is not alone
05/12/16
This month Mike Guilfoyle reflects on Erwin who served time in prison
02/12/16
Joe Sim writes on the grim legacy likely to be left by the recent White Paper on prison reform
01/12/16
Will McMahon reports on the first community meeting organised by the Centre as part of the 'Justice Matters: a community plan for Holloway' initiative
24/11/16
The endless calls for tough community sentences do more harm than good, argues Richard Garside
16/11/16
Kahra Wayland-Larty reports on the European Detention and Custody Summit
15/11/16
Ross Fergusson considers the stark choices that the policy swings of successive governments now present too many 16-17-year-olds