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After Strangeways webinars. Download the flyer
Between 22 and 26 February, we will be holding five webinars over five days discussing the past, present and future of prisons.
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Our latest eBulletin
Should prisoners and prison staff be among the priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination?
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The Gender Recognition Act consultation
Read our response to the Women and Equalities Committee consultation on the reform of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.
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Vaccinating all those in prison "eminently deliverable"
The only thing getting in the way of vaccinating those in prisons against COVID-19 is politics, our director Richard Garside told The Independent yesterday.
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Our latest bulletin
"Prison riots cannot be dismissed as one-off events, or as local disasters, or a run of bad luck."
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Out now: The case for ending child imprisonment
We are part of a coalition led by Article 39 which today published the case to close child prisons and end child imprisonment.
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Watch the video: Coronavirus in prisons: What's happening across Europe?
Watch the video of yesterday's webinar, 'Coronavirus in prisons: What's happening across Europe?'
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New report: Joint enterprise and the criminalisation of women
A new report by Becky Clarke and Dr Kathryn Chadwick details the criminalisation of women convicted under joint enterprise laws.
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Where are we with short sentence reform?
Watch Helen Mills sketch out the possibilities, processes and constraints of short sentencing reform in our latest video.
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Projects roundup
It's been a busy few months here at the Centre as we've spent the last month or so planning our 'COVID-19 in prisons' project.
In September, our Research Analyst, Matt Ford submitted an article to Antigone's journal on the incidence and spread of COVID-19 in prisons in Europe and the different policies and practices pursued to limit possible infections, illness and death. Antigone will publish the article soon, keep an...
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Woolf report anniversary conference
February 2021 marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of the Woolf report into the Strangeways prison protest; the longest and most significant prison protest in British prison history.
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Event: Is it a crime to be poor?
Join the 'Is it a crime to be poor' coalition at our upcoming webinar.