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Congratulations to the 'Doing Porridge' team at the University of Surrey on their book exploring the quality (and importance of) food in Women's Prisons. The #impact you have been creating through your IAA project is incredible. Economic and Social Research Council FABSS Research

Lord Timpson described that move as a “rescue effort,” adding, “if we hadn’t acted, the justice system would have ground to a halt.” lbc.co.uk/news/prisons-a…

PGA Response HMP Manchester UN "It needs to be made clear, however, that without a significant and sustained commitment from Government and Parliament to improve conditions in prisons, we will see more and more Urgent Notifications issued" prison-governors-association.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

📻 Hear our Director of Campaigns, Andrew Neilson, discussing the need for a review of sentencing on BBC Radio 5 Live's Nicky Campbell show. Skip to 8m50s ⬇️ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Great visit to Adel Beck SCH this week, taking time to listen to experienced leaders about the support they need to deliver the best outcomes for children. Also got to spend an evening at HMYOI Wetherby chaplaincy to support Prisons Week prisonsweek.org

SDS40 was introduced to stop prisons running out of space, not to stop overcrowding. It’s worked, for now. Prisons are still overcrowded to an unsafe level. It will take more than SDS40 to remove these levels of overcrowding across the prison system. The Howard League

Lawyers have warned of the “implosion” of the criminal justice system, as they revealed that some trials are now being scheduled as far away as September 2027. The Independent via Andy Gregory “The Independent has been told of numerous trials involving bailed defendants accused

“There are long standing concerns that the prison estate is unfit for purpose. The estate includes many dilapidated and overcrowded prisons. There is a backlog of maintenance work in prisons that was estimated in March 2021 to be around £1 billion” commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-brief…

It is good to see many journalists reporting on this now with a real sense of urgency. At this stage the only way is down and we are in real danger of an utter collapse. The Independent The CBA independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

How are longer sentences contributing to the prisons crisis? In response to the many enquiries that we have received from politicians, journalists and the public, we have created a dedicated page on our website to explain. Take a look: howardleague.org/what-is-senten…

'The inefficiency of centralised control and political short-termism: the case of the Prison Service in England and Wales' HM Treasury Ministry of Justice PGA The Howard League Institute for Fiscal Studies doi.org/10.1332/030557…

PGA Response: HMP Winchester Urgent Notification "A broken system leaves little prospect for many prisons to perform strongly against HMIP expectations; leading and working in prisons has never been so tough, both emotionally and physically" prison-governors-association.org.uk/pga-response-h…

Five still in jail 16 years after being given IPP sentences of below six months Story on continuing injustices of #IPP ahead of today's Westminster Hall debate theguardian.com/society/2024/o… rajeev syal & Danny Shaw in The Guardian

Sign up here for this Thursday’s seminar, 'Getting A Grip On Prisons: The limits to punishment and deterrence'. Professor Nick Hardwick and Professor Ben Crewe will be speaking. crim.cam.ac.uk/events/getting…

A budget to fix the foundations....but will it be enough to fix the roofs, the windows, the heating, the drains, the toilets, the cameras, perimeter alarms, Radon and the RaaC ?

Hydebank Wood is a ‘model of excellence and good practice’, Justice Minister Naomi Long has said. This followed the publication of two independent reports in which Hydebank received top marks – a first for a prison in NI.

We're hiring...! Could you be our Communications Coordinator? This is a part-time role (two days per week) to cover a staff colleague on maternity leave for 12 months from April 2025. Deadline to apply: Friday 21 March 2025. howardleague.org/about-us/vacan…

Good visit to HMP Long Lartin today. Thanks to all the team, IMB volunteers and the POA leaders for doing a first class job. Also thanks to John who is a volunteer prison visitor who I met in the visits hall 🙏🙏

We have received a response from Lord Timpson James Timpson to our letter highlighting concerns about prisoners giving birth while restrained or cuffed to prison officers. HMPPS has committed to conducting a fact-finding enquiry into the reported cases at HMP/YOI Bronzefield.