'The overwhelming priority is for the Government to take a strategic view and set the path to reduce the number of people in prison over the long term', our Director Richard Garside told the Sunday...
Today's prisons White Paper marks the beginning of a new era of prison expansion and is the opposite of what is needed, according to our Director Richard Garside. Richard said:
Liz Truss is today firing the starting gun on a new era of prison growth and more punishment.
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The bigger the prison, the less safe and respectful it is, according to new research published in the latest edition of Prison Service Journal.
The research, based on an assessment of reports from the Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales, found that smaller prisons were seven times more likely to score ’good’ on safety, almost five times more likely to score ’good’ on respect, and over five times more likely to score ’good’...
Commenting on the appointment of Liz Truss as Justice Secretary our Director, Richard Garside, said:
Liz Truss' predecessor, Michael Gove, seems destined to go down as the great prison reformer whose career was ended before he had time to disappoint prison reformers.
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The recent Queen’s speech placed prison reform at the heart of the government’s legislative agenda. According to Justice Secretary, Michael Gove, prisons are failing to rehabilitate criminals and...
Given the parlous state of prisons across England and Wales, a reform-minded Justice Minister like Michael Gove has ample opportunity to make his mark.
Two developments this month point to deep problems at the heart of the prison and probation systems in England and Wales.
On prisons,...
The Centre's director, Richard Garside, is quoted in today's Financial Times, arguing that Britain's criminal justice system has become more punitive.
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An article by our Deputy Director, Will McMahon, unpacking Justice Secretary Michael Gove's talk of prison reform has been published in The Justice Gap.
The...
The Independent has today published a letter by our Director, Richard Garside, calling for an end to the unnecessary imprisonment of tens of thousands of fellow citizens.
Richard was responding to an...
One of the guilty secrets of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party is its policies on policing.
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has said that prison staff are overlooking obvious warning signs that prisoners might take their own lives, The...
