Prison officer violence: The crisis of visibility
In recent times there have been increasing calls for zero tolerance of physical violence in prisons in the UK.
In recent times there have been increasing calls for zero tolerance of physical violence in prisons in the UK.
In 1988, Partners of Prisoners (POPS) established itself in Manchester as a local support group for families of prisoners.
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies has called on the Ministry of Justice to shelve plans for so-called 'reform prisons'. Instead, the Ministry should focus its energies 'on the important task of real and sustained prison reform'.
Our call comes in evidence we submitted to the House...
The state of the prison system in England and Wales is so grim, so awful, it is easy to feel at a loss over where to start and what to do about it.
Earlier this week the Prisons and...
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies' Director, Richard Garside, has welcomed hints that the new Justice Secretary, Liz Truss, might be rethinking plans for 'reform prisons'.
Speaking yesterday at the House of Commons Justice Committee, Liz Truss said that she was not yet ready to...
Our Director, Richard Garside, today said that the government's plans for reform prisons were a 'tragic distraction from the big challenges of prison reform'.
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 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,...