It’s not soft on crime to be tough on reoffending
It’s not been a great week for Chris Grayling. With his ban on sending books to prisoners, he’s…
Prison
Super Prisons: not that super
Yesterday saw the latest installment of the Secretary of State, Chris Grayling’s, criminal justice Jenga – this time,…
What is the government’s strategy for female offenders?
For three years the Government has been promising to publish a strategy to steer its work on female…
Thinking beyond incarceration – Justice and the mentally ill
By Sundar Thavapalasundaram In Britain today mental illness significantly increases one’s chances of imprisonment and impacts disproportionately on…
Labour should commit to close a prison
Prevention is better than cure; in the long run it may also be cheaper. Yet as a nation…
Do prisons work?
Politicians of whatever party have long been firm in the assertion that prison works – indeed the most…
