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. Read more
A new independent monitoring system is to be established in Scotland, replacing the current system of prison visiting committees. Read more
UK Justice Minister, Helen Grant, has published a report outlining her key priorities and strategic objectives for female offenders. Read more
The Howard League for Penal Reform has established an independent Commission on Sex in Prison to undertake the first ever review of both consensual and coercive sex inside prison. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
Penal Reform International (PRI) criticised the CEDAW Committee's focus on women as victims, overlooking the rights of female defendants Read more
The Howard League for Penal Reform has published a thought-provoking pamphlet comparing the effectiveness of prison terms and community sentences in preventing crime. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
