International News
Why people living and working in detention facilities should be included in national COVID-19 vaccination plans: advocacy brief
28th May 2021
Developed by WHO Health in Prisons Programme (HIPP), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Penal Reform International (PRI), this brief calls for the inclusion of people living and working in prisons in COVID-19 national vaccination plans.
UK: Protecting the best interests of the child when sentencing a primary carer
18th May 2021
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has submitted a series of proposed amendments to legislation that would amplify the rights of children of parents facing custodial sentences.
Global Prison Trends 2021
12th May 2021
This report by Penal Reform International and the Thailand Institute of Justice documents key trends over the past year, especially the impact of the pandemic on prison populations and staff, and how prisons worldwide have responded to these challenges.
UK: Covid-19 Transmission in Prison Settings
23rd April 2021
The research by SAGE presents evidence relating to: COVID-19 related-health outcomes of prisoners and prison staff, information on current control measures employed in prisons and their perceived effectiveness, the potential effectiveness of wider/additional control measures such as increased vaccination, considerations and concerns relating to the onward risk of infections and outbreaks in prisons, and the potential for prisons to become infection amplifiers/reservoirs.
UK: A Record of Our Own - Lockdown Experiences of Ethnic Minority Prisoners
31st March 2021
This report by the Zahid Mubarek Trust (ZMT), in partnership with POPS and the Traveller Movement is an account of the challenges faced by minority ethnic prisoners in prison in England and Wales because of the lockdown measures employed by the prison authorities to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 in prisons.
UK: The Impact of COVID-19 Prison Lockdowns on Children With a Parent in Prison
15th March 2021
A new report by Dr. Shona Minson at the Centre for Criminology at the University of Oxford draws on research undertaken during the first national lockdown and highlights issues faced by children whose parents were in prison during that time.
UK: ‘Angels or Witches’ The Impact of Criminal Records on Women
8th March 2021
The report considers the post-conviction problems faced by women with criminal records.
PRI: Why prioritising staff and prison populations for vaccination matters
18th February 2021
In a blog for Penal Reform International, Oxford University researchers consider why prison populations and staff should be prioritised in national vaccination programmes, what is happening internationally so far, and the challenges to their inclusion in some places.
Scotland: What Works to Prevent Youth Violence
16th February 2021
From mentoring to parenting training and out of school activities, a new report from the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit looks at the evidence of what works to reduce youth violence.
UK: What Happens to Prisoners in a Pandemic
12th February 2021
This thematic review by HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) explores the effects of the restrictions introduced in prisons in England and Wales during 2020 in response to COVID-19.
