Prison


Concerns for prisoner safety at HMP Lowdham Grange
(05/06/23) Drugs were a continuing problem, both affecting prisoner behaviour and encouraging illicit activity and debt.

Proposals for generic Intervention Units 'direct risk to public safety'
(01/06/23) The MoJ is looking to create single Interventions Units across the 12 probation regions.

Sir John Major criticises penal policy
(10/05/23) "We over-use prison and under value alternative sentences".

Most prisoners still locked up at weekends says HMIP report
(05/04/23) The inspectors found that the high levels of lock-up reported during the week continue in the weekend and, in most cases, were much worse.