Conditions in prisons rapidly deteriorating because of staffing cuts, report finds
Not a single young offenders institution in the country is safe for children
Not a single young offenders institution in the country is safe for children
If Liz Truss won’t commit to cutting prisoner numbers, she must reverse staffing cuts
We have never witnessed such a sharp deterioration in prison conditions as we have seen in the last two years.
The number of prison officers has been cut by nearly a third in just three years.
The coalition government’s considered approach to justice was welcomed by penal reformers, who considered it a once in a generation opportunity for change.
It took the coalition government five months to respond to Baroness Corston’s follow up report on women in the penal system, only to flatly reject its calls.