HMPPS has just updated its Risk of Serious Harm Guidance and it is important to understand what has changed and why it matters. The topline change is the replacement of the old Risk of Serious Recidivism (RSR) score with a new suite of reoffending predictors, the most important being the Combined Serious Reoffending Predictor (CSRP). […]
Just some of the latest Parliamentary Questions on Prisons… Prisons: Staff ( 1 Apr 2026) Prisoner Escapes ( 1 Apr 2026) Prison Accommodation ( 1 Apr 2026) Offenders: Addictions ( 1 Apr 2026) Prisons: Offensive Weapons ( 1 Apr 2026) Prison Officers: Protective Clothing ( 1 Apr 2026) Prisons: Meat ( 1 Apr 2026) Prisons: Ramadan ( 1 Apr 2026) Prisons: Pastoral Care ( […]
A former prison officer and members of a highly organized north London criminal network have been jailed for a combined total of 25 years for running a sophisticated contraband smuggling operation into HMP Isis. The gang, directed by 26-year-old “kingpin” Olusegan Shobanjo, successfully smuggled items including mobile phones, cannabis, vape oil, and USB sticks loaded […]
The States of Guernsey confirmed on 2nd April that John De Carteret, the Governor of the Island’s prison, had agreed to step aside on a temporary basis while that investigation takes place. Mr De Carteret’s decision was made with the agreement of the Committee for Home Affairs and States chief executive Boley Smillie. Interim management […]
A serving inmate has been handed a further sentence after he threw boiling water over an officer in a Northamptonshire prison and hit him with a kettle. Benjamin Scott, formerly of Sheffield, appeared at Northampton Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to one count of Section 18 – GBH with intent. At about 9.30am on […]
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A recall has been issued for a product produced by Haverigg Enterprises which was sold at a local farmers market. Haverigg Enterprises, which is run out of HMP Haverigg, sells a range of smoked products, which prisoners assist in the production of. Brampton Farmers’ Market posted on Facebook on March 31 and said that a […]
A victim of the former West Yorkshire Police officer Patrick Banks has spoken of “psychological scars” following his three-year jail sentence, on 1st April. Patrick Banks, 42, a former police officer, admitted to inappropriately trying to befriend two women and sexually assaulting one of them both on and off duty when he was working as […]
Confined in a pitch-black hospital room, frightened and handcuffed to a man she’d never seen before, wasn’t how Joanne*, then 29 years old, imagined the birth of her firstborn. There was supposed to be a birthing pool, maybe some candles, at least some privacy. At the tail end of 2022, Joanne says she was instead […]
Success at Last – Independent Monitoring Boards are finally to merge with the Prisons Inspectorate; something Converse has been calling for since 2006. The MOJ has now confirmed it’s to merge: HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) — professional inspectors who visit prisons and publish reports Independent Monitoring Boards (IMBs) — volunteers based at every prison […]
The Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Parc have published their latest annual report in which they raised serious concerns about Wales’ only private prison The report, published 2nd April 2026, raises the following concerns. Dental treatment — emergency only The dental service at Parc can only see patients for emergencies. There is just one dental […]
The arrests are connected to the death of 28-year-old Krishan Rawal from London, who died on Tuesday, January 27, after sustaining a wound at HMP Highpoint in stradishall. Mr Rawal was first taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital on Friday, January 23, with a wound to his right armpit believed to have been caused by another prisoner. […]