HMP Wakefield, a category A prison in West Yorkshire, is offering a new form of rehabilitation – in the hope that it may address anger issues and help inmates find [...]
In 2015, Michael Gove (then Minister for Justice) issued a statement on the government website, regarding education in prisons. He stated that: “One of the most important things we can [...]
HMP Sudbury in Derbyshire recently hit the papers, due to a prisoner absconding. This wasn’t an isolated case – indeed, there have been several incidences of inmates escaping from open [...]
New Justice Secretary Liz Truss recently sparked dismay – after announcing that she would not guarantee that the commencement of Gove’s new prison reform scheme. Here’s more about this significant [...]
Is Rehabilitation the Answer for UK Prisons? The treatment of inmates whilst in prison is always a topic that sparks serious debate. Some believe that prison should be a place [...]
This month, the government revealed plans to tackle the growing issue of radicalisation behind bars. The country’s most dangerous Islamist extremists will now be imprisoned in a ‘prison within [...]
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