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Leading figures in the probation service have warned the Justice Secretary Chris Grayling that he should hold off his privatisation plans for at least another six months, according to ...
A joint report by the Prison Reform Trust and Prisoners Education Trust claims that prisoners should have access to computers and the internet as it help re-integrate them into society which reduces re-conviction once they are released,...
Prince Charles is reported as believing that becoming the monarch will be a form of 'prison' for him, according to a report in ...
Iceland has been named the world's most equal country for the fifth year in a row, with England in 18th place in a list of 136 nations. Co-author Saadia Zahidi of The World Economic Forum report ...
Lord McNally has announced plans for females to be moved to the prison nearest their home and to designate 12 women's prisons in England as 'resettlement prisons', supposedly to enable women to keep in closer contact with their families.
In August the Centre published research...
Newly published mortality data from the Office for National Statistics show that deaths from heart attacks and stroke have halved over the last 11 years, The Guardian reports...
Policemen from Romania and Poland have been drafted in by Scotland Yard for a two-year ‘tour of duty’ in the capital to help identify and deport overseas offenders,...
Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer, has said that the country should be ‘profoundly ashamed’ that the Victorian-era disease rickets has made a comeback in a damning report on the state of children’s health, reported in...
Some of us are hoping to hear Hillsborough campaigner and friend of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies Phil Scraton speak at an event in London on November 27.
Phil is going to be talking about the two decade campaign for justice, pursued by many of the families bereaved at...
In his latest comment piece on our site, Richard Garside describes recent work the Centre has been doing developing the Justice Matters initiative and explains how others can get involved.
The Bar Council, the professional association for barristers in England and Wales, has challenged the Justice Secretary's claims on the costs of legal aid.
During a recent appearance before the House of Commons Justice Committee Chris Graying, the Justice Secretary, claimed that the '...
