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Commenting on the publication of the Sentencing Bill today, Pia Sinha, chief executive of the Prison Reform Trust said: “With the prison population just days from a new all-time high and capacity running critically low, the government has had little choice but to introduce a series of emergency measures over the past year. England and Wales already has one of the highest imprisonment rates in western Europe, and today’s bill offers an opportunity to begin restoring our justice system to a...| Prison Reform Trust
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The Prison Reform Trust (PRT) is an independent UK charity working to create a just, humane and effective penal system.| 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
Commenting on the findings of conditions at HMP Haverigg by HM Inspectorate of Prisons today (15 July) Pia Sinha, chief executive of the Prison Reform Trust, said: “This excellent report offers a ray of hope for a prison system where all too often a culture of learned helplessness can prevail. It shows what can be achieved under the stewardship of an experienced governor backed by a strong leadership team. The work of the prison in winning round the local community to the benefits of tempor...| Prison Reform Trust
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The Prison Reform Trust welcomes the Independent Sentencing Review and its clear commitment to evidence–based reform. Read our full response.| Prison Reform Trust
Read our briefing for the second reading debate of the Victims and Courts Bill in the House of Commons.| Prison Reform Trust
Read our full response to Shabana Mahmood's speech on prison capacity| Prison Reform Trust
Back in June 2023, as part of the HMPPS annual Think Child campaign, I spoke to a Time-Matters UK support group about children’s and young people’s experiences of probation. Of the group of nine, none had ever met their parent’s probation practitioner, most did not know their parent even had one, and all of them, when asked to describe a probation worker, said they pictured someone ‘scary.’| Prison Reform Trust
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The government’s announcement of the creation of a Women’s Justice Board (WJB) creates positive echoes of one of the more successful justice initiatives of the last Labour government, the creation of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) in 1998.| Prison Reform Trust
In this blog, Rachel O’Brien, explores some of the challenges of maintaining relationships for people serving long prison sentences.| Prison Reform Trust
