A general view of inside a prison
THE government is not consistently supporting prison leavers to resettle in the community, according to the independent public spending watchdog.
The National Audit Office also report found that HM Inspectorate of Prisons did not rate any prisons as “good” for rehabilitation and release planning in 2022-23, compared with 3 per cent in the previous year and 30 per cent in 2019-20.
Official figures show that 38 per cent of prisoners released from custody between April 2020 and March 2021 reoffended in the following 12 months.
MARK FAIRHURST highlights the main issues facing officers in a long neglected service, and raised by front-line delegates at POA conference last week, including understaffing, violence, bullying and the ongoing denial of workers’ right to strike
The announcement of a Women’s Justice Board should be cautiously welcomed, writes SABINA PRICE, but we need to see a recognition that our prison system is in crisis and disproportionately punishes some of the most vulnerable people in society