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

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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 1995 is now available, alongside a complete run from September 2010 to the present day.


1 July 1980
The focus of this edition of Prison Service Journal is treatment in custody
1 April 1980
A special edition with commentary on the Report of the May Committee on the prison service
2 January 1980
This edition of Prison Service Journal carries a range of articles, including on the possible future of penal policy, prison education, and female prisoners
1 October 1979
A general edition of Prison Service Journal, with articles covering prison history, the May Inquiry, the language of prisoners and prison officers
2 July 1979
The majority of articles in this edition are about minorities, including, women, children, religious and ethnic minorities
2 April 1979
This edition of Prison Service Journal carries several articles on the theme of violence
2 January 1979
This edition of Prison Service Journal includes articles on parole reports, prison visiting and Grendon
2 October 1978
A general edition of Prison Service Journal, including articles on alternatives to rehabilitation, the history of the POA and black boys in Borstal
3 July 1978
A special edition of Prison Service Journal, marking the centenary of the Prison Service
3 April 1978
A general edition of Prison Service Journal
3 January 1978
The twenty-ninth edition of Prison Service Journal, largely devoted to the subject of young offenders
3 October 1977
An edition of Prison Service Journal with a particular focus on victims