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Grayling's repeat caution ban pledge

The Independent reports on plans by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling to

Wot no speech?

Before the 2010 General Election the current Justice Secretary Chris Grayling was the shadow Home

'Put them in chains'

During a commons debate on the bedroom tax yesterday Tory MP for Monmouth

My brain made me do it

The United States is seeing a rise in defendants relying on neuroscience arguments to win court r

Four prisons to close in Sweden

Sweden is set to close four prisons and a remand centre following a sharp drop in prison admissio

On yogi bear and private security companies

We enjoyed this tweet on the perils of privatisation.

Chaining prisoners to hospital beds 'shocking abuse of power'

The weekend Guardian reported on the routine chaining of sick and dying prisoners to hos

On probation

Colin Allars, incoming Director of the National Probation Service,

Criminal justice thinking should be tackled

Rebecca Roberts, senior associate at the Centre, has written a new blog post on the challenge of

Looking for good prison practice

We're looking for examples of policies or practices in UK prisons that are improving the conditio

Infographic on drug reform

We are currently research interesting infographics

Punishing women with prison

Jenny Earle of the Prison Reform Trust argues that 'reducing women’s incarceration is not just a