Prison inspectorate thematic review finds prisons too often fail to understand and develop the potential benefits of family ...

T he Women’s Justice Board has just (16 March 2026) published its report to the Justice Secretary with a set of ...

The latest (March 2026) update to the female offender dashboard provides comprehensive information on women involved in the CJS.

Research & Analysis Bulletin from the Probation Inspectorate looks at the role of probation hostels. The report, Bridging ...

“Gives a sh*t”: The adage often given to teachers that students want to ‘know that you care before they care what you know’ is applicable here. This is best communicated through action, but at its ...

Centre for Justice Innovation evidence and practice briefing on improving collaboration between police forces and women’s centres. Dr Hope Kent and Professor Stan Gilmour highlight the prevalence of ...

The Week in Justice 8 March 2026 Violence in prisons has been the main headline this week with the murder of Ian Huntley at HMP Frankland. The Centre of Justice Innovation published a new briefing on ...

A new (November 2016) report from the charity Pact which provides support to prisoners and their families: Collateral Damage: The impact on children whose homes are raided by the police, makes for ...

L ast week (3 April 2025), Clinks published its latest annual annual State of the Sector report. For over a decade, Clinks has surveyed the voluntary sector working with people in contact with the ...

To understand the learning from epilepsy-related deaths in prisons, the PPO team considered three categories of death types. Group 1: Where the primary cause of the prisoner’s death was epilepsy (as ...

E arlier this week (10 December 2025), Clinks published the latest article in its online evidence library which I am lucky enough to curate. The evidence library was created to develop a far-reaching ...

T he Inspiring Futures research report “ An Evaluation of the Meaning and Impact of Arts Programmes in Criminal Justice Setting s” has just (3 June 2024) been published. Funded by the Economic and ...