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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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Inside Time cites the Centre's work

The national newspaper for prisoners and detainees, Inside Time, has referenced our work on the prison population.

Comment

What has gone down must go up

“Mum phones every day. I cannot explain how it makes me feel. It makes me feel sad and confused”.

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What's happened to the prison population during COVID-19?

The keen-eyed prison population watchers amongst you will have noticed the sharp fall in the prison population since the pandemic took hold.

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Why does Britain have such a high prison population?

Ken Clarke’s recent interventions have put the question of...

Publication

Reducing the numbers in custody: looking beyond criminal justice solutions

Reducing the numbers in custody argues that the key levers for reducing record high prison numbers are located in wider social and economic policy and not in changes to community sentences or reforms to criminal justice policy. Drawing on respected research and the experiences of campaigners...