We can’t wait for the Government to make our crisis-hit prisons places of change. Meet the charity that’s helping prisoners to transform their lives and stay out of them.
Liz Hardy, whose son Jake committed suicide in 2012, spoke at the launch of a campaign to End Child Imprisonment in England.
Prisoners are particularly vulnerable to abuse and neglect, says a former Chief Inspector of Prisons.
Sajid Javid’s decision not to oppose the death penalty for two Islamic State members is a “dramatic reversal” of British policy, according to Ben Emmerson.
Professor Nick Hardwick gave evidence to Parliament’s Justice Committee on the prison population and ‘planning for the future’.
A report into a riot at HMP Birmingham in 2016 exposes the scale of the problems facing the G4S-run prison – more than a year before the Government announced it would be stepping in to take over.
EXCLUSIVE: Nick Hardwick gives Byline his reaction to a High Court ruling which found that his sacking over the John Worboys case by the Justice Secretary was “not acceptable” as it breached the latter’s duty to uphold judicial independence.
The statistics, obtained by charity Revolving Doors, demand a radical new approach towards persistent, low-level offenders whose crimes are linked to their drug and alcohol misuse, it says
Many more prisoners took their own lives in prisons after staff numbers and resources were cut. Campaigners believe questions must be asked about political accountability for these deaths.
EXCLUSIVE: The Health and Safety Executive inspected prisons at the end of 2017 in response to assaults on prison officers continuing to increase.
EXCLUSIVE: Former chair of the Parole Board, Nick Hardwick, speaks to Byline about his sacking, the repercussions of the John Worboys case and what it reveals about our conception of justice.
Labour MP Richard Burgon believes tough community sentences should be considered as an alternative to prison for offenders who would serve just a few weeks or months inside
The Government’s rhetoric on reforming our prisons – without any significant investment – is “garbage”, according to the boss of the Prison Officers Association
Part 2: An interview with Nick Hardwick, Chair of the Parole Board and former Chief Inspector of Prisons
Part 1: An interview with Nick Hardwick, Chair of the Parole Board and former Chief Inspector of Prisons
A new documentary, ‘Injustice: A Film about Crime and Prison’, explores whether the justice system takes the right approach to those convicted of crimes
Nadine Marshall is calling for greater transparency and support for victims of serious crimes and for more accountability in the reformed probation service
Community Rehabilitation Companies supervising released prisoners should be stripped of their contracts, says probation workers’ union boss