Gove’s reforms are legitimating the pains of imprisonment
Prison reforms proposed in the Queen's speech should be seen as an attempt to legitimise prisons and will not be sustained argues J M Moore
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Reform prisons a tragic distraction
The Prime Minister and Justice Secretary prefer to play at being prison reformers, rather than doing the hard work involved, argues Richard Garside
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Doing bad policy well
The prison and probation systems in England and Wales are facing major challenges, writes Richard Garside
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Prisons are harmful places, our director in Financial Times
The Centre's director, Richard Garside, is quoted in today's Financial Times, arguing that Britain's criminal justice system has become more punitive.
Article by our Deputy Director in The Justice Gap
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 article argues that a strategy of expansive prison privatisation is being couched in the language of reform in order to garner support for the policy from the penal reform sector.
The fantasy of prisons as places of reform
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.
The New Labour crime policies of Cameron and Corbyn
Government and opposition are more comfortable with the failed criminal justice policies of the past than developing ones relevant to today, argues the Centre’s director Richard Garside
Prison staff failing prisoners at risk of suicide
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has said that prison staff are overlooking obvious warning signs that prisoners might take their own lives, The Huffington Post reports.
Cameron's reforms: Asset stripping and privatisation?
The Centre's Deputy Director, Will McMahon, and Senior Policy Associate, Rebecca Roberts, have warned that David Cameron's recent speech on prison reform signals a move towards the expansion and privatisation of criminal justice, rather than a serious attempt to address the problems in the system, or society more broadly.
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, Director of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, said:
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