Prison population reaches record high
Press Review 29 April 2005
A surge in the number of people being given custodial sentences has resulted in a record prison population in England and Wales.
MPs condemn prison education
News Article 31 March 2005
Less than a third of prisoners have access to education, a committee of MPs has found.
Holloway prison still 'unacceptable'
News Article 30 March 2005
Holloway jail is still suffering from "fundamental problems" despite years of complaints from inspectors.
Watchdog warns on asylum detentions
News Article 22 March 2005
Four government centres for holding asylum seekers have been criticised by the official watchdog.
Watchdog warns on prison crowding
News Article 26 January 2005
The prisons watchdog has warned overcrowding is contributing to more than 17,600 self-harm incidents each year.
Prison service sick leave exposed
Press Review 18 January 2005
The Prison Service should consider stopping sick pay for staff in an attempt to improve "unacceptable" levels of absenteeism, MPs say today.
MPs slam prison sickness rates
News Article 18 January 2005
The powerful public accounts committee has attacked the Prison Service's failure to tackle sickness rates.
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MPs call for prison work reform
Press Review 7 January 2005
MPs on the home affairs committee say today that prisoners should be given work on a nine to five basis if they are to be properly rehabilitated.
Ministers warned on prisoner rehab
News Article 7 January 2005
Government neglect of vulnerable prisoners and poor education in jails is hampering rehabilitation efforts, the home affairs select committee has warned.
'Shocking' number of inmate deaths
News Article 14 December 2004
The number of people dying in custody is "shocking", a parliamentary committee has said.
PM backs new probation scheme
Press Review 1 December 2004
Tony Blair is personally supporting Home Office proposals to put parts of the probation service and a group of prisons out to tender for the first time.
Private prisons to get more power
Press Review 26 November 2004
The home secretary is set to risk the wrath of Labour backbenchers by handing private sector firms more power to run prisons in forthcoming legislation.
Prison staff take stand against privatisation
News Article 20 October 2004
Prison officers have expressed overwhelming disapproval of government plans to privatise jails.
Restorative justice works
Publication Article 22 September 2004
