Jan 6, 2025 · A top prison lawyer explains latest changes around early release and release on tag The pressure on the prison estate in England and Wales continues, despite over 3,000 releases as a result of the implementation of the SDS40 scheme, which brought forward automatic release, in September and October 2024. The latest prison population projections show…

Jan 13, 2025 · Open prisons are designed to help bridge the gap between life in prison and life in the community. It can help you to adjust to what life can be like after the custodial part of your sentence comes to an end. There are 15 open prisons in England and Wales, two women’s prisons and 13…

Jan 6, 2025 · Last month’s Government announcement of a 10-year Prison Capacity Strategy, focusing on building 14,000 additional places in England and Wales, led to warnings from prison reformers that it is bound to lead to more people being jailed. Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood unveiled the plans, declaring: “The last government pretended they …

Jan 13, 2025 · Cordelia has been on 80 parkruns, but found HMP’s the most inspiring Every Saturday morning, thousands of people run, jog, or walk their way around one of Scotland’s 72 parkruns. Now prisoners at HMP Dumfries are able to join in with their own event. I went along to find out more about how the weekly…

Jan 13, 2025 · We received a question this month asking how to help with nerve pain. It is from someone who was involved in a car accident in early 2023 and damaged his lower vertebrae, fractured his right hip and shattered his lower leg and foot. He takes several different medicines which bring relief for only a few…

Oct 1, 2024 · A change in the law to help people on endless Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences to move on with their lives will start to take effect next month. The Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, passed by Parliament in May, includes major reforms to the way IPP licences can be terminated. However, these cannot take…

Most inmates at some point during their time in custody will experience problems with what has been commonly referred to as ‘rule 39 correspondence.’ Rule 39 of the Prison Rules 1999 states that any correspondence between a prisoner and his or her legal adviser or a court may not be opened, read or stopped unless…

Jan 6, 2025 · I wrote to you some time ago regarding the Incentives and Earned Privileges (IEP) scheme. I included the following quote from the Incentives Policy Framework: “Without careful monitoring, schemes can easily deteriorate into coercive regimes.” In respect of the above quote, I thought I’d get in touch again, especially having seen the encouraging news that…

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Jun 2, 2024 · England’s newest prison, HMP Fosse Way, has been open for a year. To mark its anniversary, photographer Andy Aitchison was given full access – and the prison’s Director, Wyn Jones, talked us through its progress and future plans First some background. Fosse Way is a category C prison near Leicester, preparing men for release. Managed…