This special edition focuses on young people in custody
Prison Service Journal
The Prison Service Journal is a peer reviewed journal published by HM Prison Service of England and Wales. Its purpose is to promote discussion on issues related to the work of the Prison Service, the wider criminal justice system and associated fields. It aims to present reliable information and a range of views about these issues.
It is hosted by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies following the re-structure of the Prison Service and the loss of the Prison Service website.
Any queries regarding the PSJ, back issues or editorial articles for forthcoming issues should be sent to psjournal@hotmail.com. The postal address for contact is:
Prison Service Journal
c/o Print Shop Manager
HMP Leyhill
Wotton-under-Edge
Gloucestershire
GL12 8HL
May 2016
This special edition focuses on the transformational potential of prison education
March 2016
January 2016
The special focus for this issue is, Prison: Unlocking prison research
November 2015
This edition has a special focus on Prison Management
September 2015
This edition has a special focus on reducing prison violence
July 2015 No: 220
This edition includes articles with a focus on youth imprisonment, the experience of state care, immigration detention and community punishment.
May 2015 No: 219
This edition of the Prison Service Journal is based around two broad themes: diversity and recognising the range of needs and experiences of prisoners as well as the profound issues of power and inequality that are indelible in prisons... Read more
March 2015 No: 218
A special edition focusing on working with people with personality disorder.
Articles include:
- An assessment of the Offender Personality Disorder Strategy ... Read more
January 2015 No: 217
This issue includes articles based on the 2014 Perrie Lectures, which took the title of 'Making sense of life sentences'.
The Perrie Lecture... Read more