The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies today called on the Justice Secretary to consider a compassionate release programme for prisoners subject to the Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence.
The House of Commons Justice Committee has published our evidence to its inquiry into the prison population and prison capacity.
The lack of new government action on joint enterprise was criticised in the House of Lords on Thursday.
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Our Trustee Board is expanding and we’re inviting applications from people who want to support our aims, share our commitments and grow our impact.
Over the summer, we contributed to several news pieces, including on prison reform, witness anonymity, crime waves, police investigations and the Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence.
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Indeterminate sentences across the UK could amount to psychological torture and require urgent reform, argues our latest briefing, out today.
Our director Richard Garside, wrote for Third Sector magazine earlier this week on the closure announcement by Lankelly Chase Foundation.
We are one of a number signatories of a letter to the prison’s minister, Damian Hinds, expressing “grave concerns regarding the children’s secure estate”.
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Concerns about joint enterprise were raised in the House of Lords last week.
