Prison Reform Trust

Government 'Abandons' Prisoner Release Scheme Despite Spending £4m On Tags

Just 153 out of 4,000 potential inmates released as campaigners condemn use of “inhumane" solitary confinement to battle Covid.
By 

Ministers Were Warned 3,500 Could Die Of Coronavirus In Prisons

Justice secretary Robert Buckland did not publish the guidance, instead waiting for a much lower estimate of 100 nearly a month later.
By 

Government Faces Legal Action Over 'Slow' Response To Coronavirus In Prisons

Cases have been confirmed in almost half of the prisons in England and Wales.
By 

Scrap Prison Sentences Under Six Months, Says Minister

Exceptions would be made for violent or sex offenders.
By 

Number Of Women Recalled To Prison More Than Doubles Since Government Reforms Introduced

The Prison Reform Trust is concerned that women are currently being "set up to fail" when they leave following short prison sentences which can turn their lives upside down.
By 

Women Prisoners Are Being Badly Let Down By Government Reforms – They Urgently Need Better Support On Release

Despite the promise of greater support, services in the community have collapsed, leaving those responsible for supervision unable to resolve the complex problems that many women face
By 

HMP Birmingham Failings Are Evidence Of A Wider Prison Crisis

Reducing the use of ineffective short sentences would take the pressure off overcrowded local jails
By 

Prison Tensions Risk Boiling Over As Heatwave Hits 'Oven-Like' Jails

Fears over rocketing temperatures and poor ventilation.
By 

New Strategy To Help Female Offenders Is Not Properly Funded, Say Experts

Government launched residential centre trial scheme - but scrapped plans for five new community prisons
By 

How A Lack Of Housing And Support Is Trapping Women Into Lives Of Crime

Around six in 10 women do not have a home to go to on release - the true scale of the problem may be even greater
By