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Council of Europe: Ten-year trends in European prisons

4th December 2018

The Council of Europe has published two reports reflecting the trends in European prisons from 2005 to 2015, and the evolution of foreign offenders in prison and under probation from 2009 to 2015.

Border Criminologies: HMIP Detention Monitoring Methodology

12th November 2018

Border Criminologies (University of Oxford) has published a briefing paper outlining the methodology used by HM Inspectorate of Prisons, coordinating body of the UK NPM.

UK: User Voice releases 'Nitty Drugs & Broken Trust'

6th November 2018

User Voice releases report on the use of New or Novel psychoactive Substances (NPS) among children and young people in secure estates in England.

UK: Health and Social Care Committee publish report on health and care in prisons

1st November 2018

The Health and Social Care Committee has published a comprehensive report on health and care in prisons with a finding that the Government is failing in its duty of care to prisoners.

UK: Sentencers and sentenced: exploring knowledge, agency and sentencing women to prison

31st October 2018

The APPG on Women in the Penal System has published a report on its inquiry into the sentencing of women.

UK: Safety in Custody Statistics and Deaths of Offenders in the Community

25th October 2018

The Ministry of Justice has published reports on Safety in Custody Statistics and Deaths of Offenders in the Community for England and Wales.

UK: Social care in prisons in England and Wales

16th October 2018

Her Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons (HMIP) and the Care Quality Commission (UK) have published a thematic report on Social Care in Prisons in England and Wales.

UK: Updates on the implementation of ‘Farmer Review’ recommendations

12th October 2018

An update on the implementation of recommendations from the ‘Farmer Review’ (2017) has been published on the NICCO website.

UK: PPO Annual Report 2017-2018

11th October 2018

The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (England and Wales) has released its Annual Report 2017-2018

UK: Sentencing Young Adults

20th September 2018

The Howard League for Penal Reform has published research on the need for the development of formal sentencing principles for young adults.

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