The 'alternative to custody' myth
Reform or abolition? Using popular mobilisations to dismantle the ‘prison-industrial complex'
Is criminal justice reform obsolete?
On 19 November 2015, the Centre hosted an academic roundtable discussion - 'Is criminal justice reform obsolete?'. We heard from Dr Bree Carlton (Monash University, Australia) and Dr Erica Meiners (Northeastern Illinois University, USA). They explored the relationships between reform,...
Can restorative justice cut prison numbers?
Over the last three decades restorative justice (RJ) has emerged from a small set of youth justice alternatives to a widely institutionalised set of justice practices. While RJ approaches vary by...
New report on tackling use of custody cites our work
Reform sector strategies
We held an event at our offices to share the findings from the first stage of the Reform Sector Strategies project. The project intends to generate a forward looking dialogue about the development of coherent and credible approaches to tackle penal expansion and think through the challenge of...
Community sentences: a solution to penal excess?
Reducing the numbers in custody: looking beyond criminal justice solutions
At a time of spending cuts and continued increases to inequality, a new report argues the prison population is likely to rise further, despite the coalition's expressed aim to contain and manage prison numbers.