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Presumption against short sentences misses the point
A presumption against short prison sentences was one of a number of measures announced by the Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk this week to reduce demands on prisons.
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Webinar video: Last month in criminal justice
Watch the video of the first episode of 'Last month in criminal justice'.
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Prison lockdown: breaking minds and destroying lives
Under the tight restrictions of lockdown in prisons in England and Wales since March 2020 in response to COVID-19, it is now the ‘norm’ for prisoners to be kept in their cells for up to 23 hours a day.
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Coalition calls for closure of all child prisons
A coalition of more than 70 organisations have called for party manifestos to pledge an end to the imprisonment of children.
We are a member...
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More mega prisons won't fix a broken society
In the next few weeks a new mega prison, HMP Berwyn, in north Wales, will open its gates and the Ministry of Justice will start the process of filling it with prisoners from across the country.
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Building more prisons is not the answer
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies is one of a number signatories to a letter in The Guardian today calling for 'an immediate moratorium on prison construction and a...
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Misha: 'They don't care'
The traumatic personal experiences of women in the criminal justice system often go unnoticed. Their experiences are ignored; their needs minimised; their support and treatment an afterthought....
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Centre responds to Prime Minister's prison speech
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies has responded to the latest speech from the Prime Minister, David Cameron, on plans to reform the prison system;
Richard Garside,...
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Reclaim Justice Network calls for moratorium on prison building
On 9 November 2015, the British Government announced a ‘prison building revolution’, committing to the construction of nine new prisons across England and Wales.
The...
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Close Holloway and then close all the large women's prisons
On 25 November 2015, the Justice Secretary Michael Gove announced that he was planning to close HMP Holloway. What a good...
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Holloway: The beginning of a revolution?
At this year’s Conservative party conference, Michael Gove apparently heralded in a new era for criminal justice reform. Prisons need to be managed better, he said. People in prison need to...
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Beyond Govism
According to liberal commentators, Michael Gove's speech on penal reform at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, and his subsequent announcement that HMP Holloway was to close, will...