Prisons

Covid cases in prison are growing at a worrying rate
Effective social distancing in prison means releasing thousands of prisoners
Starting with the short-lived stand-off between staff and prisoners in Parkhust prison in 1969, and ending…
It’s time to rethink punishment and imprison far fewer of our own people
Chaired by John Rees, other panellists were criminologist and former prison monitor, Faith Spear and Steve…
Last week, the Prison Service started testing staff proactively for coronavirus, resulting in a sharp rise in…
Punishment is not a cure, but a symptom and a cause of crime
There is a lack of seriousness on tackling COVID in prisons
Our new project is creating a knowledge-base for prison administrators
The scope of the early release scheme should be urgently reviewed
The Covid-19 pandemic should be a prompt to rethink our reliance on prisons
Children's prisons are incapable of reform. They should be closed