This general edition of Prison Service Journal discusses a range of issues concerning both those living and working within prisons
Prison Service Journal
Joint-Editors
Dr Flora Fitzalan Howard KTA Research and Consulting
Dr Rachel Gibson HM Prison and Probation Service
Dr Marcia Morgan HM Prison and Probation Service
Postal address
Prison Service Journal, c/o Print Shop Manager, HMP Leyhill, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8HL.
Back catalogue
We are in the process of digitising and uploading the entire back catalogue of Prison Service Journal, from the first edition in 1960.
A complete run from 1960 to 1991 is now available, alongside a complete run from September 2010 to the present day.
7 June 2023
This special edition of the Prison Service Journal is dedicated to the research undertaken by participants on the Unlocked Graduates Leadership Development Programme as part of their Masters studies, and the often-forgotten voice of the Prison Officer
17 April 2023
This edition, edited by Tomas Max Martin and Andrew M. Jefferson, is about scrutiny understood as a distinct way of approaching, learning about, and knowing prisons
3 February 2023
The articles in this edition include: research exploring the impact of the importance of families and well-being on both prisoners and prison staff, articles on prison rape, and how to operate effective prison complaint systems
22 December 2022
This general edition of Prison Service Journal discusses contemporary issues and concerns, in-depth and evidence-based analysis of various topics.
7 September 2022
This special edition of the Prison Service Journal explores engagement and co-production with people living in prison or who are under supervision in the community
1 August 2022
A special edition of Prison Service Journal, looking at life imprisonment
17 May 2022
A general edition of Prison Service Journal, covering a range of topics, including preventing prison staff assaults, drugs and prisons, and criminal justice in Wales
7 March 2022
This edition of Prison Service Journal explores the simultaneous challenges faced by the prison system in both living with, and recovering from, the coronavirus pandemic
14 January 2022
The latest issue of Prison Service Journal, co-edited by Debbie McKay and Dr Kate Gooch, looks at the question of care leavers and the criminal justice system
9 November 2021
The latest issue of Prison Service Journal, co-edited by Dr Jamie Bennett and Dr David Maguire, explores the topic of sex and gender in prisons and wider criminal justice policy and practice.
