4th June 2013
Barnardo’s has published a report on two pilot community services working with children and families with a parent in prison, which it ran in Bristol and Devon from 2010-2011.
1st May 2013
A new independent monitoring system is to be established in Scotland, replacing the current system of prison visiting committees.
27th March 2013
UK Justice Minister, Helen Grant, has published a report outlining her key priorities and strategic objectives for female offenders.
13th March 2013
Women in Prison have published a report on the women’s custodial estate in the UK from 2011-2012, showing that little has fundamentally changed in the approach to women in prison since the publication of Baroness Jean Corston’s report in 2007.
26th February 2013
The Children’s Rights Alliance for England has published a report as part of the Ending Violence against Children in Custody project, presenting findings of research carried out with children and young people with experience of custody.
22nd February 2013
Penal Reform International (PRI) criticised the CEDAW Committee's focus on women as victims, overlooking the rights of female defendants
19th February 2013
The Howard League for Penal Reform has published a thought-provoking pamphlet comparing the effectiveness of prison terms and community sentences in preventing crime.
9th January 2013
The Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners were adopted in 1955, and although they have generally stood the test of time there are some areas in need of modernisation. For this reason the UN is conducting a review of the Rules.
11th December 2012
In February 2012, the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY) commissioned a study into the impact which positive relationships with ‘significant adults’ can have on the lives of children and young people in conflict with the criminal justice system. The report was published today.
26th November 2012
Today the Prison Reform Trust in the UK launched a YouGov opinion poll which appears to demonstrate strong support for the use of health measures as an effective way to tackle women’s offending. The results coincide with the launch of PRT's own new strategy for reforming women's justice.
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.