The Latest Breaking News from Prison Reform Trust

Fact check: More than half of female prisoners sentenced for violent crimes

The proportion of women sentenced to prison for non-violent crimes has fallen over the past decade.

The Independent UK · Jul 30

Fact check: Around half of prisoners say they grew up with both parents

The Conservative Party did not explain where a figure that its leader cited came from.

Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2025

Recall to prison needs urgent reform to avoid overcrowding crisis, charity warns

The sentences are less effective than other community-based solutions, the Prison Reform Trust said.

Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025

Dominic Raab made Parole Board’s ‘difficult job next to impossible’

Justice secretary criticised by senior officials after board is ‘last to hear’ about important policy changes

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2022

Former Liverpool drug boss 'Juicebomb John' honoured for work with ex-cons

John Burton has helped find work for hundreds of former prisoners over recent years

Liverpool Echo · Jun 15, 2022

Almost seven in 10 women at scandal-plagued prison forced to leave without stable housing, inspectors find

‘Without stable, safe accommodation many women are liable to have mental health relapses, return to substance misuse and become involved in crime on release,’ says chief inspector of prisons

The Independent UK · May 10, 2022