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Category - prison

14 Nov 2011

Prison conditions in Sierra Leone described as 'deplorable'

A world churches delegation has been disturbed to discover the very poor conditions in Sierra Leone's prisons, as part of a recent team visit.
22 Jun 2011

Review of 'dishonest' indeterminate sentences welcomed

A review of indefinite prison sentences has been published with the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.
9 Jun 2011

Prison sentencing reform under attack from Tory right and tabloids

Sentencing reforms and other "sensible" changes proposed by the Ministry of Justice are under threat from Prime Minister David Cameron and his advisers.
8 Jun 2011

Community service is harder than prison, say offenders

New research has undermined assumptions about punishment, with the revelation that many offenders preferred a short prison term over a community sentence.
16 Mar 2011

Prison charities respond to government green paper

Penal reform charities have has expressed broad support for the green paper on punishment and rehabilitation but have also made key recommendations.
11 Feb 2011

Prisons, votes and venom

Feeling despondent or angry at the decisions of governments is a fairly common occurrence for most of us. But yesterday, I felt ashamed.
10 Feb 2011

Votes for prisoners
10 Feb 2011

MPs 'shameful' in opposing prisoners' voting rights

Prison reformers have expressed dismay at the determination of the majority of Westminster MPs to defy a legal ruling against the ban on prisoners voting.
21 Jan 2011

Prison votes ' to be kept to a minimum'

The government is seeeking to limit the right to vote to prisoners serving sentences of less than one year
19 Jan 2011

New report on women in prison says spending cuts 'a challenge'

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Women in the Penal System says funding cuts are a "challenge" and the coalition must support women in the penal system.

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