Inspectorate says that children in custody are being failed by having to live in establishments dominated by violence, ...

The most tragic section of the bulletin is always the age of death with people on probation dying, on average, much younger ...

Prison Reform Trust report on the challenge of maintaining relationships for people serving long prison sentences.

Today’s inspection of HMP Garth, a high security prison in Lancashire, makes clear the ever-increasing threat that drones ...

Dr Stephanie Wallace guest posts on making better use of non-custodial sentences using the Sentence Severity Scale.

Amongst the most challenging problems faced by the women Hibiscus supports is the difficulty in accessing safe, secure housing that meets their needs and those of their children. Through conversations ...

The changes to the termination of IPP licences are complicated. Read here for where to find help. It has been announced that the changes come into force in two phases, the first on the 1 November 2024 ...

Last week (17 October 2024) NHS England published its latest survey of secondary school pupils in England in years 7 to 11 (mostly aged 11 to 15), focusing on smoking, drinking and drug use. It covers ...

Last week (23 October 2024), the Office for National Statistics published the annual drug-deaths statistics. These are officially called Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales: 2023 ...

The Howard League has set up a hotline to advise people on IPP sentences about the new arrangements for terminating their licence. The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies has published a 5-point plan ...