Difficult times ahead for prisons, outgoing Chief Inspector warns, and urges government to be resolute on prison reform
The Chief Inspector of Prisons today warned the government of the challenges ahead in maintaining progress in an overpopulated prison system. Dame Anne Owers urged ministers to be bold and think differently about prison in her valedictory lecture to the Prison Reform Trust.
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Prison Reform Trust annual lecture 2010: Dame Anne Owers, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons
Anne Owers delivered the 2010 Prison Reform Trust annual lecture, kindly supported by the Worshipful Company of Weavers. Her valedictory speech – after nine years as HM Chief Inspector of Prisons – provided a unique overview of the state of our prisons, and the people in them, at this critical time for justice reform.
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Out of Trouble – our campaign to reduce the number of children and young people imprisoned in the UK
The number of under 18 year olds sentenced to custody in England in England and Wales more than tripled between 1991 and 2006. We lock up proportionately more children than any other country in Western Europe. The Out of Trouble team have been campaigning to reduce imprisonment for over two years. We have published briefings and research, lobbied ministers and civil servants and given advice to local Youth Offending Teams.
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Unjust Deserts: the indeterminate sentence for public protection
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The ill-drafted indeterminate sentence for public protection (IPP) has wrought havoc in the justice system and should be reviewed by the government as a matter of some urgency, according to a joint research report published by the Prison Reform Trust and the Institute for Criminal Policy Research.
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Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile - July 2010
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Based on official figures drawn from a wide range of sources, the Bromley Briefings prison fact file shows the extent and impact of the rise in the prison population in recent years.
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