Earlier this week (1 July 2026), the government announced the launch of an independent review of the prison system to ...

N early two-thirds of people entering prison (65%) are likely to struggle with everyday literacy, while 69% are likely to ...

Recent (May 2026) research from the law department at RMIT University based in Melbourne, Australia makes for interesting reading. Beyond the Charge: Understanding support needs of women prosecuted ...

Academic Insight in HMI Probation’s extensive series features Dr Sean Brophy writing on Contemporary leadership evidence for ...

Many readers, especially those involved in criminal justice research, will know of the Dawes Trust which funded over £28 million of research and service delivery in the criminal justice sector between ...

The latest (28 May 2026) in a series of reports from Nuffield Trust exploring prisoners’ experiences of the NHS examines emergency care. What’s the emergency when prisoners go to A&E? draws on ...

A new (14 May 2026) suite of reports from the Ministry of Justice Data First programme presents new insights into the education and social care background of children and young people in England who ...

A new (May 2026) report presents the findings of a peer-led review by the Building Futures Network Group (a Prison Reform Trust initiative) at HMP Frankland, drawing on the experiences of people with ...

This is a guest post by Amy Loughery, Chris Devany & Laura Bainbridge who share their work on when exploited children exploit others. Chris & Amy are from the Vulnerability and Policing Futures ...

The most recent (27 March 2026) addition to the Probation Inspectorate’s Academic Insight series is entitled “Reframing masculinity for young men and boys”. Written by Dr. Sophie King-Hill, Associate ...

This is a guest post from the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman’s unit. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) is an independent body that investigates complaints and deaths in custody. Our aim is to ...

Y esterday (31 March 2026) Clinks published its latest annual annual State of the Sector report. For over a decade, Clinks has surveyed the voluntary sector working with people in contact with the ...