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newsletterjuly 2010 www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk
MoJ report reveals ever growing prison sentences The growth in the sentenced prison population has been driven by the courts sentencing more offenders to prison each year between 1999 and 2002, and offenders staying in prison for longer, according to a report published last week by the Ministry of Justice. Read more here
Unjust deserts
The ill-drafted indeterminate sentence for public protection (IPP) has wrought havoc in the justice system and should be reviewed by the government as a matter of some urgency, according to a joint research report published earlier this month by the Prison Reform Trust and the Institute for Criminal Policy Research at King’s College London, with the support of the Nuffield Foundation. Read more here Crispin Blunt MP speaks to All Party Parliamentary Penal Affairs Group Crispin Blunt MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice addressed the annual general meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Penal Affairs Group on 6 July. Prison Reform Trust, supported by the Barrow Cadbury Trust, provides the secretariat to this all party group. The transcript of the minister's speech can be read here Dame Anne Owers' valedictory speech
The Chief Inspector of Prisons warned the government of the challenges ahead in maintaining progress in an overpopulated prison system. Dame Anne Owers urged ministers to be bold and think differently about prison in her valedictory lecture to the Prison Reform Trust, kindly supported by the Worshipful Company of Weavers. Read more here Talking justice
As our series of Talking Justice films have shown, across the top of the justice system there is broad consensus on the need to develop a more moderate, intelligent approach to crime and punishment. In his contribution to the Talking Justice series, Sir Hugh Orde, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers, reveals that for many offenders, especially young people, prison is not the answer and that community penalties often work better. The government’s sentencing review is a valuable opportunity to build on this consensus. The Prison Reform Trust will be making its submission to the review at the end of this week, details of which will be made available on the website.
Publications
Unjust deserts The indeterminate sentence for public protection Doing time Good practice with older people in prison - the views of prison staff
Events Jenny Talbot, programme manager at Prison Reform Trust, speaks at the National Autistic Society's conference on autism and the criminal justice system. Find out more here
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Editor: Tony Callaghan (publications & IT manager)Assistant editor: Sarah Capel(communications officer)
Date Published:
27/07/2010
Source:
Prison Reform Trust
