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Mapping prison sites in England and Wales
Today we launched our new interactive map of prisons in England and Wales.
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Explore prisons in your area with our new interactive map
We are delighted to publish our interactive map of prisons in England and Wales.
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Planning for the future
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies has been operating without a formal strategy for over a year, with lockdown disrupting our normal planning cycle.
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Join our movement!
Last March, I wrote that when we come out of the pandemic, things should not go back to business as usual.
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A better future
At the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, we believe that there is always a better use for a piece of land than as a place for a prison.
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Communities in deindustrialised areas deserve better than prisons
Earlier this year the Centre published a paper, Coal today, gone tomorrow, by colleagues from the Universities of Sheffield and Derby.
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Every three days
“Over the ten years from 2009 to 2018, at least 1,425 women were killed by men in the UK. This means that a man killed a woman every three days.”
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Matt Ford interview in Sputnik News
The Centre's Research Analyst, Matt Ford answers questions on UK's "skyrocketing" prison population and government prison building programme.
The interview, appearing in Sputnik News last week by Mohamed Elmaazi covers the general state of prison conditions, the politics of the prison building programme and realistic alternatives to imprisonment.
On the subject of alternatives to imprisonment, Matt said:...
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Abolitionism and decarceration: Our summer reading list
As the summer holidays get underway, even if you're staying at home for your holiday, we thought you might be interested in reading our back catalogue of articles on prison abolitionism and decarceration.
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Prisons were places of morbidity and death long before COVID-19 hit
The COVID-19 outbreak has shone a spotlight on prisons as major sites of contagion.
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Close prisons and redevelop the land to address racial inequalities laid bare by COVID-19
Last week, the government announced a review into emerging evidence that people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
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Towards a lasting legacy for prisons from the coronavirus crisis
In a few short weeks, we have all had to adjust to a very different reality.