Every quarter, the Ministry of Justice and the Office of National Statistics publishes a statistical bulletin on activity in our criminal courts. Today’ edition covers the first three months (January to March) of this year. Although the coronavirus pandemic only started to have an impact on the way courts were… Work with offenders digs into the detail of today’s statistics....
One of the consequences of the prison lockdown which has now been going on for three full months with most prisoners basically restricted to their cell for 23 hours a day, is that prisoner have not been attending hospital appointments. Lack of staff, combined with COVID-19 restrictions, has resulted in… Work with offenders looks at new research from University College London...
The Howard League for Penal Reform and the Prison Reform Trust has called on the government to end the “inhumane and untenable” practice during the COVID-19 outbreak. As an alternative, the charities urged the government to increase the number of people freed from prison to finish their sentences in community… Campaigners have called for the prison system to find alternatives to the use of solitary confinement during the COVID-19 outbreak....
Yesterday the Ministry of Justice published two key reports into violence in youth custody. Pain-inducing techniques The first report, undertaken by Charlie Taylor – the man responsible for the most recent (2016) major review into the justice system who argued for a network of secure schools to replace the current… Work with Offenders looks at two new reports which aim to reduce conflict in young offenders institutions...
In the wake of the George Floyd killing and the global Black Lives Matter protests against systemic racism in the criminal justice system, we thought readers would be interested in the latest facts and figures about racial disparity in the English and Welsh system. Almost three years ago, in September… Work with Offenders looks at the latest facts and figures...
The row about the use of incapacitant sprays in prison reignited over the weekend after the Prison Service appeared to go back on a commitment made in April that the implementation of the controversial measure would be halted for at least three months due to the impact of coronavirus. On… Work with Offenders investigates the latest episode in the ongoing debate about the use of PAVA spray in prison...
Today will go down as an important day in the history of the probation service. At noon, Justice Secretary Robert Buckland announced the end of the government’s badly flawed Transforming Rehabilitation programme which brought in the most radical redesign of the probation service in its entire history in 2014. Attributing… As the Justice Secretary announces an end to the Transforming Rehabilitation programme Work with Offenders delves into the detail ...
New research by Sophia Benedict for the Griffins Society examines the barriers to community resettlement for foreign national women. The study explores the barriers to resettlement for foreign national women living in the community in the UK, and sheds light on the complex ways in which non-citizen immigration status shapes… Work with Offenders investigates the plight of foreign national women offenders...
New research published by Agenda, the Alliance for women and girls at risk, and the National Central for Social Research (NatCen) reveals that young women who face poverty and disadvantage are more like to self-harm than their counterparts in more affluent households. The headline findings make for upsetting reading: Young… Work with Offenders profiles new research which highlights the impact of the pandemic on young women’s mental health....
While headline statistics show a fall in gang-activity and exploitation, a new report from the National Youth Agency (NYA) shows that gangs have adapted to COVID-19, changing locations and grooming new recruits – hidden in plain sight of those in authority. Context The NYA presents worrying data that 60,000 young… Work with Offenders examines a new report from the National Youth Agency...