Rehabilitating black, Asian and minority ethnic people
Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service has published a rapid evidence assessment into the effectiveness of rehabilitative services for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people. The review focused on a range of populations both in prison and in the community. The evidence suggests that the content of ‘standard’ correctional programmes can be experienced as relevant […]
Report on Transforming Rehabilitation
The Justice Select Committee published its report following its eight month inquiry into Transforming Rehabilitation (TR). The report concludes that the committee “are unconvinced that the TR model can deliver an effective or viable probation service.” The Committee make a series of recommendations including that the Ministry of Justice: publish more information on probation supply […]
How to overturn the huge disparities faced by ethnic minorities
One of Theresa May’s first acts as prime minister, just weeks after she stood on the steps of Downing Street and pledged to devote her premiership to tackling Britain’s ‘burning injustices’, was to order a public sector-wide audit of the country’s racial disparities. The results, published in October last year, revealed that ethnic minorities face […]
What does a good prison look like?
‘The Good Prison: Why voluntary sector coordination is essential’, is a Clinks report that makes policy and practice recommendations for prisons, Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons and the voluntary sector working in prisons. Between September 2016 and October 2017, Clinks supported a voluntary sector member of staff in three […]
Guide for men dealing with substance misuse
Adfam has a guide for men coping with a family member’s addiction. Men often feel uncomfortable accessing certain types of support, or think that services aren’t able to meet their needs. This booklet is designed especially for men and contains real-life stories and key information on dealing with someone else’s drug or alcohol use. This […]
Been in prison and interested in the arts?
Have you, or someone you know, recently been released from prison and have a keen interest in the arts? The Koestler Trust is looking for people in the London area with lived experience of the criminal justice system who would like the opportunity to receive bespoke Arts Mentoring from one of their specially trained Arts […]
Young adults at court
The Transition to Adulthood Alliance and the Centre for Justice Innovation has published a report entitled ‘A fairer way: procedural fairness for young adults at court’ which sets out a blueprint for a new approach to 18-25 year olds in court, developed over the last two years by criminal justice practitioners in five areas of England and Wales […]
Overuse of remand
Transform Justice has published a report on the overuse of remand. Of the 22,300 defendants who are both remanded and tried in magistrates’ courts, 25% are acquitted and 33% get a non-custodial sentence. Over half of all those imprisoned on remand are accused of non-violent offences. This report suggests that changes to police, court and […]
Tackling the root causes of female offending
The Centre for Social Justice has published a report setting out ten recommendations to tackle the root causes of female offending behaviour, including: redirecting funding from prison-building to community-based services, a greater role for Police and Crime Commissioners, and calling for a more local trauma-informed approach. Find out more here
Drug and alcohol recovery: the impact on families
Adfam and Sheffield Hallam University has published a study entitled ‘Understanding recovery from a family perspective: a survey of life in recovery for families.’ The report is a large scale study into the impact of recovery from drug and alcohol dependence on family members. This report highlights the toll that addiction exerts not only on […]
Ending short prison sentences
Revolving Doors has begun a campaign to end short prison sentences. It commissioned a poll which found that four out of five people did not think a prison sentence was appropriate in such cases as shoplifting of essentials like food or nappies. Currently 30,000 people each year go to prison on sentences of less than […]
Prison reform: Secretary of State’s perspective
The Secretary of State for Justice, David Gauke, gave his inaugural speech on prison reform at the Royal Society of Arts. Of prison, he said ‘I believe its purpose is threefold: First, protection of the public – prison protects the public from the most dangerous and violent individuals. Second, punishment – prison deprives offenders of […]