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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.
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Just in case you were wondering... Ministry of Justice's business plan 2011-2015
The Ministry of Justice published the business plan for the next spending review period, 2011-2015 is available online.
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Labour published an interactive map about the police cuts
It claims 12,500 police officers and 16,500 police staff will be involved in cuts in the next four years. To see the map click here.
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Should Victim Personal Statements affect the sentencing process? What do you think?
The Judiciary of England and Wales' Response to Breaking the Cycle: Effective Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders, argues that that: 'The court can of course take the VPS [Victim Personal Statements] into account but must not be bound by it'. Read the comment on page...
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Goodbye and hello
Goodbye to interns Alison Quinn and Melinda Kerrison and many thanks for your work at CCJS, they are off to their third year at University of Surrey and hello to Lorenzo Del Castillo - who will be with us until the end of September 2011 as part of the European Union ERASMUS scheme. Lorenzo...
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The legal 'Big Bang' is just around the corner
Co-operative Legal Services plan to obtain a licence to offer legal services to non-members this October. Lord Neuberger, one of the UK's most senior judges, said that `we must be careful that the legal Big Bang does not result in an equally devastating loss of respect for the legal sector and...
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Coming up: the local is national
We will be publishing a paper on life factors that affect young people as they make their transition to adulthood. With a series of maps provided by Danny Dorling, Richard Garside (Director) and Melinda Kerrison (Project assistant intern) worked on highlighting the different life chances young...