New blog🖋️Sarah Beresford Prison Reform Trust outlines how Perth and Kinross Council Families Outside are ensuring that children with a parent in the justice system get the support they need: 'Action is exactly what young people want... They need something to change.” ⬇️ communityjustice.scot/blogs/how-were…

#InternationalFamiliesDay

Have you read the PrisonReform blog on Families? ✍️

Prison Reform Trust blog demonstrates the importance of excellent inter-agency support ensuring families impacted by the justice system get the support
👉prisonreformtrust.org.uk/blog-family-co…👈

Court delays imposed after pressure on prison places ⬇️
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Nearly 3 in 5 men and more than 4 in 5 women in prison say they have mental health problems according to Prison Reform Trust.

We know from our learners that education can help - offering hope, inspiration and something positive to focus on during difficult times #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

Useful resource published today from Prison Reform Trust showing breakdowns of the use of imprisonment of women in each police force area across England and Wales in 2022.

The tables show the proportion of which received sentences of less than 6 months:
prisonreformtrust.org.uk/womens-local-d…

‘In the call, John told his brother he knew he’d done something really bad, because why else would he have been incarcerated for almost 14 years? “You all know what I’ve done,” he said. “Just tell me – it can’t just be for taking a bike.”

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NEW. Latest IPP termination data

Only *10* people convicted as children who were sentenced to #IPP had had their licences terminated as of the end of last year.

So much more to do to erradicate the stain

laurakjanes.co.uk/blog/ipp-termi…

HMP Lewes: rising violence, self-harm and drugs hampering progress at troubled jail.

Read our inspection report: hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/?post_type=hmi…

And our media release: hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/?post_type=new…

See the healthy establishment scores below:

A really good and lengthy piece on the problems in Wandsworth from the perspective of an ex-inmate and an ex-prison officer, with wider commentary from Pia Sinha of Prison Reform Trust and Robert Neill KC MP, Chair of Justice Select Committee Sir Bob Neill KC (Hon) MP

This week is 🟩 #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 🟩

Many people in prison report struggling with their mental health.

Read below to find out more:

'The prison service currently is in a state of permacrisis. The problem is chronic & it requires some long-term, sensible, evidence based solutions to try and fix it.'

Listen to PRT's chief exec, Pia Sinha on BBC Radio 4 🎙️⬇️

The Guardian view on dangerous prisons: Wandsworth's failure is one of many⬇️
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

🎧 A true underdog hero story for your weekend listening...

Listen to the latest episode of The Secret Life of Prisons to hear how a group of people at their lowest ebb turned things to their advantage to win GOLD at the The Radio Academy #UKARIAS !

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Wandsworth prison becomes the latest to be placed into special measures as an inspection finds serious violence, overcrowding, poor conditions, and 'significant weaknesses' in security despite a high-profile escape last year thejusticegap.com/troubled-hmp-w…

Ahead of Wednesday's UK House of Commons report stage debate on the Criminal Justice Bill, we've published our briefing to assist MPs.

The bill includes controversial proposals to transfer UK prisoners to foreign prisons. Read the briefing ⬇️
prisonreformtrust.org.uk/provisions-to-…

🚨 What happened when National Prison Radio went to the The Radio Academy #UKARIAS ?

This Secret Life of Prisons special emergency edition takes you behind the scenes of the 'Oscars' of the radio industry!

With Unchained Poetry, paula harriott, TheReal_Smiles.

🎧 podfollow.com/secretlifeofpr…

Read our full response to the news that HMI Prisons has issued and Urgent Notification to HMP Wandsworth for improvement.

prisonreformtrust.org.uk/prt-comment-hm…