New statistics show rapid progress has been made to boost employment for prison leavers, with the number of ex-offenders who have been successfully steered into jobs within 6 months more than doubling from 14% to 30% since April 2021. It is helping to cut crime and tackle the £18 billion annual cost of reoffending as […]
Hundreds of Albanian prisoners to be returned to their home country in exchange for UK support to help modernise the Albanian prison system. 200 Albanian prisoners will be sent home to serve remainder of jail sentences arrangement saves taxpayers’ money while improving Albanian prison system part of long-term partnership agreed between UK and Albanian Prime […]
In 2021/2022 the Parole Board paid out almost £100,000 to prisoners in compensation for Parole Hearing Delays. View ‘Prisoners Compensation’ >> Whoops! You need enhanced membership to access this page – login below or join now https://prisons.org.uk/register/enhanced
A prison officer has been jailed for running a smuggling ring to supply drugs and mobile phones to convicts. Mark Murphy was sentenced to 18 months after he pled guilty to being concerned in the supply of the class A hard drug cocaine and class B cannabis. He also pled guilty to introducing personal communication […]
Heads Up: Short Debate on IPPs Today Learn More >> Whoops! You need enhanced membership to access this page – login below or join now https://prisons.org.uk/register/enhanced
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice published his response and a plan of action on 26 May 2023, within 28 days of the notification.. View the Urgent Notification Response and Action Plan >> View HMYOI Cookham Wood >> Whoops! You need enhanced membership to access this page – login below or join […]
Prisons Minister Damian Hinds has today (26 May 2023) outlined a package of urgent measures to improve safety and rehabilitation at HMYOI Cookham Wood, including additional staff being deployed and a major crackdown on weapons. new Governor appointed crackdown on weapons through new intelligence taskforce to tackle violence increased access to education, skills and conflict […]
tailored support to help female offenders get their lives back on track part of strategy to reduce number of women committing crimes Thousands more vulnerable women caught up in crime will benefit from drug, housing and employment support to get their lives back on track thanks to a £15 million government funding boost. This investment […]
This policy framework sets out the rules and guidance for staff in Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) in relation to all Information Security procedures and contacts. View the updated policy framework >> Whoops! You need enhanced membership to access this page – login below or join now https://prisons.org.uk/register/enhanced
As video is an emerging technology in prisons, HMPPS is continually reviewing the security measures and prisoners’ safety. From 1 June 2023, they are making a small change to the official video call joining process to improve the calls with prisoners. This will only affect prisons with video conferencing centres (VCCs) and HMP Berwyn. From […]
Serco fined £2.25m after custody officer killed by prisoner Lorraine Barwell had worked at Serco for more than a decade Security contractor Serco has been fined £2.25m for health and safety failings that led to a prisoner kicking one of its custody officers to death. Lorraine Barwell, 54, was killed in the summer of 2015 […]
A “neo-Nazi” prison officer from South Yorkshire is facing jail for possessing a terrorist handbook. Ashley Podsiad-Sharp, who worked at HMP Leeds until his arrest last May, was found guilty of possessing a white supremacist handbook including advice on how to kill people on Thursday, 25 May. The 42-year-old was cleared of a second charge of disseminating […]