Restricted status children and prisoners held in women’s establishments

Recent report from HM Chief Inspector of Prisons

Richard Rowley23 May 2023

Learning resources for working with veterans

We are continuing with a joint project, with Liverpool John Moores University, to encourage implementation of the recommendations arising from the findings.

Richard Rowley15 May 2023

Sir John Major: We over-use prison and under value alternative sentences

Sir John Major gave an interesting presentation to the Prison Reform Trust.

Richard Rowley15 May 2023

Call for evidence launched on community sentences

House of Lords Committee on Justice and Home Affairs is calling for evidence to the Inquiry into Community Sentences.

Richard Rowley15 May 2023

National Audit Office Report - Improving resettlement support for prison leavers to reduce re-offending

The concluding paragraph of the NAO report should concern us all in terms of value for money and effectiveness.

Richard Rowley14 May 2023

Probation Institute Research Event

The Probation Institute Research Event takes place on the 22nd May 2023.

Richard Rowley30 April 2023

Government urged to resentence people on IPP sentences which cause psychological harms

The PI working closely with the British Psychological Society, the Cambridge Institute of Criminology and many wider organisations calling for major changes with regard to IIP sentences.

Richard Rowley27 April 2023

New Chair and Vice Chair for the Probation Institute

We are delighted to announce that from April we have two new office holders for the Probation Institute CIO.

Richard Rowley25 April 2023

Probation Interventions Staff Survey

Please help HMI Probation with its research into how well the Probation Service interventions system is working.

Richard Rowley23 March 2023

Offender Management in Custody – post-release

HMIP have completed a follow up Inspection of OMIC Post Release and have published the report this week.

Richard Rowley17 March 2023

Parole – the Bailey judgement – a key change ruled unlawful

Latest blog from Peter Dawson, Director of the Prison Reform Trust.

Richard Rowley17 March 2023

Rehabilitating Probation – Researching Probation Unification

Nicola Carr provides an update on ESRC funded research exploring the process of unification being undertaken by her and colleagues.

Richard Rowley14 March 2023

The diminishing voice of the probation service

Matt Cracknell explores the ways in which probation’s voice has been diminished in recent years.

Richard Rowley14 March 2023

A call for optimists, dreamers and change-makers: How we manifest a more just system for young adults

Heather Abbey takes an optimistic look at work currently underway to support young adults in the criminal justice system.

Richard Rowley14 March 2023

Thinking about emotional work and emotional resources in women's voices in desistance and recovery

Linnéa Österman and Lauren Hall summarise an event which examined women’s experiences of desistance through the lens of emotion work.

Richard Rowley14 March 2023

Prisoners Abroad Resettlement Service: Housing Security and Lessons for Probation

Jenni Ward and Matt Cracknell provide an overview of their research on people who are serving prison sentences abroad and identify some useful lessons for probation as a whole.

Richard Rowley14 March 2023

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