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Suicide Prevention: Policy and Strategy

October 10, 2019October 16, 2019 House of Commons Library 0 Views

This House of Commons Library briefing paper examines suicide prevention policies and strategies throughout the UK. It outlines national and…

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Civil law Criminal law Justice Prisons Research Briefing 

The spending of the Ministry of Justice

October 1, 2019October 8, 2019 admin 0 Views

This is a debate pack on the spending of the Ministry of Justice, covering prisons, probation, courts, and legal aid…

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Elections Institutions Prisons Research Briefing 

Prisoners’ voting rights: developments since May 2015

September 30, 2019October 3, 2019 0 Views

This House of Commons Briefing Paper analyses the debate over the voting rights of prisoners since May 2015, it also…

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Criminal law Prisons Research Briefing 

The Parole System of England and Wales

September 9, 2019September 17, 2019 0 Views

The parole system determines which prisoners, who have been sentenced to indeterminate and certain determinate sentences, can be released early…

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Prisons Research Briefing 

UK Prison Population Statistics

July 23, 2019July 31, 2019 0 Views

This briefing paper explores prison population data for the UK from the Ministry of Justice, Scottish Government, and the Northern…

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Prisons Research Briefing 

Female Offender Strategy One Year On

July 23, 2019July 30, 2019 0 Views

A Westminster Hall debate on Female Offender Strategy One Year On is scheduled for Wednesday 24 July 2019 at 2.30…

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Constituency Casework Prisons 

Where can prisoners and their families get support and advice?

July 12, 2019December 6, 2019 House of Commons Library 500 Views

A page listing sources of support for prisoners and their families. …

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Prisons Research Briefing 

Prisoners’ Release on Temporary Licence

July 11, 2019July 16, 2019 0 Views

Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) allows prisoners to be released temporarily into the community for specific purposes such as to…

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Crime Prisons Research Briefing 

Sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection

June 6, 2019August 1, 2019 admin 1 Views

The Coalition Government abolished the much criticised sentences of imprisonment for public protection (IPPs) in 2012. However, the change was…

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Justice Prisons Research Briefing 

Contracting out of probation services

May 21, 2019May 30, 2019 admin 0 Views

This briefing paper charts the implementation of controversial reforms to the probation service.…

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Prisons Research Briefing 

Opposition day debate: Prisons and probation

May 10, 2019May 15, 2019 0 Views

There will be an Opposition day debate on Prisons and Probation on Tuesday 14 May 2019.…

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Prisons Research Briefing 

Youth Custody

May 2, 2019May 8, 2019 0 Views

Children remanded or sentenced to custody are placed in a Young Offenders Institution, a Secure Training Centre or a Secure…

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Prisons Research Briefing 

Youth inmates in solitary confinement

March 29, 2019April 4, 2019 0 Views

A Westminster Hall debate on Youth inmates in solitary confinement is scheduled for Tuesday 2 April 2019 at 2.30 pm.…

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Prisons Research Briefing 

General debate on the cost and effectiveness of sentences under 12 months and consequences for the prison population

March 6, 2019March 11, 2019 0 Views

This briefing has been prepared ahead of a Westminster Hall debate on Thursday 7 March 2019. The debate is sponsored…

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Crime Prisons Research Briefing 

Recall of Women to Prisons

February 19, 2019February 24, 2019 0 Views

A Westminster Hall debate on Recall of Women to Prisons is scheduled for Wednesday 20 February 2019 at 2.30pm. The…

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Insight Justice Prisons 

The prison estate in England and Wales: Pressures, population and plans for reform

January 10, 2019February 13, 2019 House of Commons Library 1608 Views Jenny Brown

Many prisons across England and Wales are struggling (to varying extents) with overcrowding, high levels of violence, easy access to drugs and squalid physical conditions.…

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