Researchers are conducting a #survey at #HMP Brinsford in #Wolverhampton at the start of an #inspection.

If you have information about the #prison, #email:

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HMP Manchester – HM Inspectorate of Prisons We use some essential cookies to make this service work.

#HMP #Manchester still in a precarious state, with #drones bringing in high volumes of #drugs. #prisons @HMIPrisons

SPOTLIGHTS: the Use of Force in Prison The 15th event in the Howard League for Penal Reform's 'Spotlights' series, which lifts the lid on the prison system in England and Wales. At a time when assaults behind bars are on the rise, and…

The Howard League for Penal Reform and The Zahid Mubarek Trust examine the current use of #force in #prisons - including #PAVA spray and #Tasers.

#Prisoners who were previously restrained whilst #pregnant during pregnancy-related #hospital escorts are urged to contact the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.

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A growing crisis in custody – HM Inspectorate of Prisons We use some essential cookies to make this service work.

Inspectors find that the care of severely mentally unwell #prisoners is generally becoming worse. #mentalhealth

The Howard League | What is changing under the Sentencing Act 2026? And when? Dr Helen Churcher blogs about forthcoming changes to be introduced under the Sentencing Act 2026.

The Howard League for Penal Reform explain the key changes of the #Sentencing Act and when they will come into force:

Legal Casework - Prisoners' Advice Service PAS also represents prisoners, taking end-to-end legal action against prisons on behalf of some 80 prisoners every year, where individual cases warrant this. In doing so, we ensure that prisons in…

Throughout 2025-26, PAS prosecuted 72 end-to-end #legal cases on behalf of serving #prisoners, defending their #legal , #human and #healthcare #rights.

Inmates ‘muted’ distressed prisoner’s emergency cell bell before death A coroner has demanded action to prevent future deaths at a jail where nine inmates have taken their own lives in three years.

Thomas Ruggiero became the ninth #prisoner in 3 years to take his own life at #HMP Swaleside. #Kent

Outreach Clinics - Prisoners' Advice Service PAS’ caseworkers run two types of Outreach Clinics within prisons across England and Wales: One-to-one legal advice clinics and legal education sessions for groups. In 2025-26, we delivered 59 legal…

Throughout 2025-26, Caseworkers delivered 59 #Legal #Outreach Clinics to 359 #prisoners - including 78 #women and 46 #foreignnationals.

Exclusive: Scheme to help domestic abuse victims in prisons is axed A pioneering scheme which saw women in prison trained as ‘Women’s Champions’ to support their peers who had suffered from domestic abuse has been axed due to lack of funding. The Domestic Abuse...

A pioneering #scheme which helped #women #prisoners to support their #peers who had suffered #domesticabuse, has now been axed.

Exclusive: Cost of a prison place rises above £60,000 per year The cost of keeping a prisoner behind bars has risen to more than £60,000 a year, the latest Government figures have shown. The average cost per prisoner in a public-sector prison in England and Wa…

The cost of keeping a #prisoner behind bars has risen to more than £60,000 a year - an increase of 2.3% on last year.

Exclusive: Women bear the brunt of prison education cuts Women in prison will bear the brunt of cuts in education provision, according to figures from the Ministry of Justice. Data covering 94 prisons in England and Wales show that the number of teaching…

#Education in women’s #prisons will decline by 30% - compared with 21% across men's prisons.

Too few prisoners benefitting from exercise and sport - Russell Webster Prison inspectors find access to physical activity in prisons varies considerable with too few able to benefit from exercise and sport

Many #prisoners have limited opportunities to #exercise - despite its proven ability to support #mentalhealth and #rehabilitation.

Letters Clinic - Prisoners' Advice Service PAS runs a Letters Clinic for written requests from prisoners for advice and information. Address Prisoners’ Advice ServicePO Box 46199London EC1M 4XA Rule 39 Confidentiality Prisoners who are…

Throughout 2025-26, PAS received 830 #letters from #prisoners in #England and #Wales and sent out 4,735 related items in response.

To see how our #Letters Clinic helps those in #custody, click here:

PAS is delighted to announce its next #panel #event in #June, when experts will discuss the prolific rates of #AcquiredBrainInjury amongst #women in #prison.

The Howard League | More than 60 prisons await vital improvements as government U-turns on fire safety Dozens of prisons in England and Wales that have been waiting for vital fire safety improvements – including seven jails where there have been fatal fires – are identified in documents uncovered by…

The #government has backtracked on a commitment to make all #cells fire-safe by 2027 or take them out of use. #prisoners #fires

Next Generation Leaders: The case for reform through prison leadership | Prison Reform Trust This report presents the Prison Reform Trust’s Next Generation Leaders programme, which empowers aspiring prison governors to be the bold, courageous, values-driven leaders that are needed to reform…

Prison Reform Trust call for #prison governors to be bold values-driven #leaders that drive #prisonreform. #criminaljustice

Community Sentences - Magistrates' Association Members: to log in for the first time, please follow

The Magistrates Association call for #community #sentences built on greater credibility and transparency. #criminaljustice #prisoners

Prisons must prevent inmates from starving themselves to death, says coroner A 78-year-old remand prisoner died after starving himself for six days at HMP Hewell, an inquest heard. Surendra Patel was arrested after a woman, also in her 70s, was found dead in his home. He wa…

Surendra Patel, a 78-year-old #remand #prisoner , died after starving himself for six days at HMP Hewell. #prisons

Too little support for increasing numbers of remand prisoners - Russell Webster Prisons Inspectorate says that too few prisons have developed a strategy to managing people on remand, leaving them vulnerable.

#Remand #prisoners are more vulnerable to #mentalhealth problems and suicidality. #criminaljustice

EXCLUSIVE: Prison watchdog merger spells the end for Independent Monitoring Boards Inside Time exclusive Three watchdog bodies which scrutinise conditions in prisons and court custody cells are to be merged into one, as part of a Government cost-cutting drive. The move will see H…

Three #watchdogs monitoring #prisons and #court #custody #cells will be merged to save costs.

The risk of placing prisoners in segregation – Prisons and Probation Ombudsman We investigate deaths in custody, and complaints from people who are in custody or under community supervision.

This latest #bulletin by the #Prisons and #Probation Ombudsman highlights the risks of #segregation - which can exacerbate vulnerabilities in #prisoners .

Plan to scrap most short jail terms comes into effect The government hopes it will ease the population crisis in prisons.

#Sentences of up to 12 months will now likely be replaced by suspended sentences. #prison #prisoners

Probation reforms – what has been announced?

@Clinks explore the newly announced #probation measures - including an expansion in #electronicmonitoring. #prisoners #rehabilitation

HMP Swaleside – HM Inspectorate of Prisons We use some essential cookies to make this service work.

Following #HMPSwaleside 's Urgent Notification in December, the full #report now reveals a ' #prison in disarray'.

Prisons failing to draw on family support - Russell Webster Prison inspectorate thematic review finds prisons too often fail to understand and develop the potential benefits of family contact.

#Prisons often fail to understand the importance of #family contact - despite benefits such as reduced risk of #reoffending. #prisoners

Structured treatment via drug and alcohol treatment orders reduces reoffending - Russell Webster Study into pathways between probation and addiction treatment shows half engage in structured treatment which reduces reoffending.

People who engage in #addiction treatment upon release from #jail are less likely to re-offend. #alcohol #drugs #rehabilitation #prisoners

Women's Justice Board promises more funding to help women out of the revolving door of crime - Russell Webster Government promises £32m to tackle root causes of women's reoffending.

The #government has now promised £32 million to reduce #womens #reoffending. #prisoners # women

Tens of thousands of prisoners in England and Wales at risk of cell fires About a quarter of prison places are unsafe, Ministry of Justice admits

Many #prisoners are still at risk of #cell #fires, following the death of Clare Dupree at #HMP Eastwood Park. @Guardian

HMP Woodhill Urgent Notification – HM Inspectorate of Prisons We use some essential cookies to make this service work.

Prisoner-on-prisoner #violence at #HMP Woodhill had increased by 23% and the rate against staff by 45% , triggering an Urgent Notification.