According to the latest figures, use of psychoactive drugs, commonly dubbed ‘legal highs,’ has soared in UK prisons. In 2011, just 136 drugs stashes were seized by authorities. In 2015, [...]
Prison Shake-Up: The Implications for UK Prisons Earlier this month, Minister for Justice, Liz Truss, announced in a report that the prison system was ‘not working’. The article, which featured [...]
We hear a lot about the grim state of UK prisons. The media is filled with stories of overcrowding, violence, rioting and drugs problems; and positive prison-related news reports are [...]
All too often, prison inspections provide bleak insight into the reality of life behind bars. Drug problems, rising violence, illegal highs, overcrowding – prisons are often hit with negative [...]
Mention Dartmoor Prison, and an image of a stark, forbidding building comes to mind, standing in the midst of endless uninhabited moors. That’s actually not far from the truth. However, [...]
The UK’s prison population is ageing, with the fastest growing demographic being those over the age of 60. The country’s prisons are struggling to react to the diverse needs of elderly [...]
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