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Prison Service Journal
The most recent issue of the Prison Service Journal is now available on our website. Articles include Michael Cavadino on economics, politics and penal policy; Mary Rogan on prison policy in times of austerity;...
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How austerity kills....
David Stuckler explains the correlation between unemployment and the suicide rate in the New York Times. Read a transcript...
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Numbers of the month: tasers
50: The number of 'mentally-ill patients 'tasered' in three years' according to The Independent...
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British Journal of Criminology
The May issue of the BJC is out now. Topics include crime and inequality, responsibilization in youth justice, death penalty and much more. And don't forget, if you are a member of the Centre for Crime and Justice...
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Austerity, democracy and civil liberties
The new issue of the Statewatch Journal (volume 23 no 1) is now available to download.
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'Why I tweet'
Richard Garside has written a piece on his approach to tweeting. You can follow Richard...
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The forward march of prison privatisation slowed
The next steps in the privatisation of prisons in England and Wales were announced today by the Ministry of Justice.
Competition to run four prisons will go forward to the next stage....
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Politics weekly
Our director Richard Garside took part in The Guardian's politics weekly podcast, alongside Polly Toynbee, Randeep Ramesh and Larry Elliott. The subjects for...
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Did Cameron ever want to hug hoodies?
Richard Garside previews the prime minister's speech on criminal justice in The Guardian.
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Pentonville escapee John Massey should have been released years ago
Richard Garside writes in The Guardian on the cruel inflexibility of the UK prison system that excels at most things apart from what really matters: treating serving prisoners with...
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Runnymede Trust submission to the Leveson Inquiry
In December 2011 The Runnymede Trust submitted evidence to the Leveson Inquiry: Culture, Practice and Ethics of the Press. The submission was based on the findings of research, produced in...
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A vision for prison reform is lost amid the manoeuvring
The furore over halving sentences for early guilty pleas shows how hard it is to discuss prison reform, Richard Garside argues inThe Guardian.