Prisoners' Advice Service
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Providing access to justice for adult prisoners throughout England and Wales, by offering free and independent advice, support, and representation.
'Through-the-gate support can be the difference between someone rebuilding their life and becoming too overwhelmed by post-release challenges.' #rehabilitation clinks.org/community/bl...
The Moment the Gate Opens: Why Through-the-Gate Support Matters
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Karl Saunders died after his worsening #mentalhealth was left untreated at #HMP Wymott - despite him repeatedly telling staff he was having thoughts of #selfharm . insidetime.org/newsround/wy...
https://insidetime.org/newsround/wymott-inmate-died-having-been-let-down-by-prison-says-ombudsman/
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' New policy will funnel more people into the #probation system. But after multiple restructures, and with #recall rates soaring, will the system be able to cope?' @TransformJustice open.spotify.com/episode/6XQB...
Ep65: Prison in the community - probation in crisis?
The Transform Justice Podcast · Episode
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'Hundreds of vulnerable #women will be better supported to break the cycle of #reoffending through the expansion of Intensive Supervision #Courts.' www.gov.uk/government/n...
New courts in the north to help women break the cycle of reoffending
Hundreds of vulnerable women will be better supported to break the cycle of reoffending for good through the expansion of crime-cutting Intensive Supervision Courts (ISCs).
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Progress on #prisons and #probation since 2024 'has only been enough to stave off disaster'. @RussellWebster www.russellwebster.com/the-latest-p...
The latest performance in the prison and probation services - Russell Webster
The Institute for Government Performance Tracker provides the most comprehensive stocktake of the Labour government’s progress on prisons and probation since the 2024 election.
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Aaron Rowley died in hospital from #braindamage, just nine days after his release from #HMP Holme House. @InsideTime insidetime.org/newsround/su...
https://insidetime.org/newsround/suicide-of-newly-released-man-highlights-problems-faced-by-some-prison-leavers/
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#AdviceWeek is here! We're joining @AdviceUK to celebrate the positive impact of #advice #services. See what we do here: prisonersadvice.org.uk/wordpress/
Welcome - Prisoners' Advice Service
Providing free-of-charge advice and representation to adult prisoners in England and Wales regarding their legal rights, human rights and healthcare rights, as well as Prison Law, Family Law and…
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The Council of #Europe Anti-Torture Committee have issued a damning verdict on both #HMP Styal and #HMP Eastwood Park. #women #prisons insidetime.org/newsround/co...
https://insidetime.org/newsround/council-of-europe-monitors-condemn-english-womens-prisons/
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Liam Bennett, now 38, was just 17 when he was sentenced to two years in #prison under the #IPP #jail term. @BirminghamLive www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
Prisoner freed after almost two decades - after being sentenced to two years
Liam Bennett, now 38, was just 17 when he was sentenced to two years for starting a fire in the attic of an empty council building under an abolished indefinite jail term
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William Clark was found unresponsive at #HMP Wormwood Scrubs after taking seven #prescription #medicines he should not have had. #healthcare @InsideTimeUK insidetime.org/newsround/pr...
https://insidetime.org/newsround/prisoner-found-dead-after-taking-seven-prescription-medicines-he-should-not-have-had/
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Luke Ings has been freed from #prison after spending 20 years behind bars following a wrongly imposed indefinite sentence. @BBCNews www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bracknell man given 21-month jail term in 2006 finally freed
A judge quashes Luke Ings' original sentence and replaces it with a sentence of 42 months.
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#Researchers are conducting an #inspection at #HMP Forest Bank in #Manchester. If you have information about the #prison, email: hmiprisons.enquiries@hmiprisons.gov.uk
This film explores long-term #imprisonment and the potential for positive, systemic change. prisonreformtrust.org.uk/building-fut...
Building Futures: Giving a voice to long-term prisoners | Prison Reform Trust
What does it really mean to serve 10, 15, or 20 years in prison? Too often, decisions about prison policy and conditions are made without hearing from the people who live with them every day.
prisonreformtrust.org.uk
Clinks explore the most effective #resettlement support as the #SentencingAct is implemented. #rehabilitation @RussellWebster www.russellwebster.com/fixing-priso...
Fixing prison resettlement - Russell Webster
Clinks explores what is needed to support effective resettlement as the Sentencing Act is implemented.
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#Nottinghamshire #Police are investigating after a coroner raised concerns about a string of #suicides at #HMPLowdhamGrange. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim... #prisoners #mentalhealth @independent
Police launch criminal probe after five deaths at scandal-hit prison
Exclusive: Nottinghamshire Police are investigating after a coroner raised concerns about a string of suicides at HMP Lowdham Grange
independent.co.uk
'A #mother whose #toddler was removed from her care over a petty #crime she committed 20 years ago has finally been reunited with her son.' www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim... #IPP #women @Independent
‘I’ve finally got my son back – but my IPP sentence means he could be taken again’
Exclusive: Rachel* had spent nearly two decades living under the shadow of an indefinite jail term when she became a mother to Joshua* and turned her life around, but their world was torn apart by a…
independent.co.uk
#HMP Low Newton's failure to share Ms Montgomery's own warning 'a contributory factor' in her death. @InsideTime insidetime.org/newsround/wo...
https://insidetime.org/newsround/woman-drowned-herself-at-hmp-low-newton-after-telling-a-prison-nurse-she-would/
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#HMP Haverigg missed opportunities to assess the #suicide risk of Nigel Keenan, who took his own life on the day he was due to be released. #prisoners #cumbria @InsideTime insidetime.org/newsround/in...
https://insidetime.org/newsround/investigation-into-death-at-hmp-haverigg-finds-suicide-risk-signs-were-missed/
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'Thriving #drugs market at #HMPHighpoint, with random #drug tests showing a 28% positive rate.' hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmipris_repo...
HMP Highpoint – HM Inspectorate of Prisons
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Delays in the #vetting of job applicants are creating #staff shortages in the #Probation Service and compromising safety. #rehabilitation #prisoners @InsideTime insidetime.org/newsround/sp...
https://insidetime.org/newsround/speed-up-probation-recruitment-and-let-regions-innovate-say-inspectors/
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Warning of a lack of hostel places for 2,000 #prison leavers. #rehabilitation #prisoners #housing #homeless @guardian www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Prisoners freed early in England and Wales risk living on the streets, say probation officers
Warning of a lack of hostel places for 2,000 criminals due to be released over the next month to ease overcrowding
theguardian.com
'Why is it so difficult to reduce the #prison #population once and for all?' open.spotify.com/episode/53SE...
Ep64: Escaping the prison capacity "doom loop"
The Transform Justice Podcast · Episode
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Learn about the lasting impact of the #IPP sentence in #London next month: www.ungripp.com/_files/ugd/f...
https://www.ungripp.com/_files/ugd/fbad35_0b54827c8b004f77af5426a3f2c1432a.pdf
ungripp.com
'No policies in place at Wormwood Scrubs to support those on an #IPP #sentence.' #prisoners www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
Wormwood Scrubs prisoner died with 7 unprescribed medications in system
57-year-old William Clark - locked up in 2006 for armed robbery - died of 'multidrug toxicity'
mylondon.news
If you have information about #HMP #Bristol ahead of an #inspection, email hmiprisons.enquiries@hmiprisons.gov.uk
The backlog of crown #court cases has hit a new-time high of 80,829. #criminaljusticesystem public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...
Crown Courts
A Flourish data visualization by Russell Webster
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Revolving Doors would like to speak to #women with experience of #remand and/or #recall in the last 18 months. revolving-doors.org.uk/research-par...
Research participants call-out: women’s experience of recall and...
Take part in our study to inform the design of a gender specific approach to working with women in the justice system. We are looking to speak to women with experience of remand or recall (can be…
revolving-doors.org.uk
#Education hours for #women in #prison have fallen by an average of 30%. www.russellwebster.com/women-in-pri...
Women in prison are losing education when they need it most - Russell Webster
Jon Collins of PET and Natasha Finlayson of Working Chance raise concerns about cuts to education in women's prisons.
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Work will begin on the construction of a brand new 1,700-place men’s category C #prison in #Lancashire. @InsideTimeUK insidetime.org/newsround/co...
https://insidetime.org/newsround/construction-contract-signed-for-new-prison-in-lancashire-while-serco-stays-at-doncaster/
insidetime.org
'The public don’t rate the #justice system as doing a good job on any of its core functions.' @RussellWebster www.russellwebster.com/how-can-we-r...
How can we rebuild trust in the justice system? - Russell Webster
New Common Ground Justice report on public perceptions of the CJS.
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