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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.
4 Jan 2011

Unexpected deaths in UK prisons triple

The number of people dying in prison in unexplained, ‘unclassified’ circumstances has tripled in one year, the Howard League for Penal Reform has revealed.
18 Nov 2010

Prisoners, voting and active citizenship

Being able to exercise a vote is an important symbol of being a citizen says Tim Newell. Trusting prisoners with a vote is a sign that they remain members of our community.
2 Nov 2010

Extending the right to vote
2 Nov 2010

Prisoners to get the vote after landmark European ruling

Democracy and penal reform campaigners have warmly welcomed the news that thousands of prisoners in the UK are to get the right to vote.

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