PRT comment: Independent review of prison capacity | Prison Reform Trust
This report must be a wake-up call. We cannot afford to indulge in the fantasy that building more prisons will solve this crisis — history shows it won’t.| Prison Reform Trust
This report must be a wake-up call. We cannot afford to indulge in the fantasy that building more prisons will solve this crisis — history shows it won’t.| Prison Reform Trust
Commenting on the announcement today (28 July) that some trained staff in prisons will be issued with Tasers as part of a trial, Pia Sinha, chief executive of the Prison Reform Trust said: “Violence is a symptom of overcrowded, under-resourced, and purposeless prisons. Tasers and stab-proof vests may help staff feel safer and, in extreme situations, contribute to restoring order with minimal force. But we must not confuse these reactive measures with a strategy to reduce violence at its sou...| Prison Reform Trust
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Commenting on HM Chief Inspector of Prisons’ decision to issue an Urgent Notification to the Secretary of State for Justice regarding conditions at HMP Pentonville, Pia Sinha, chief executive of the Prison Reform Trust, said: “We are running out of adjectives to describe the shocking and inhumane conditions in our prisons—HMP Pentonville stands as a grim testament to a system in crisis. A troubling lack of oversight and accountability has led to unacceptable living conditions, with o...| Prison Reform Trust
Any improvements in the running of prisons these proposals would bring are predicated on reducing the pressures of rising demand on an overburdened system| Prison Reform Trust
