Being remembered – insidetime & insideinformation
Dec 2, 2024 · As many reading this will be all too aware, the fear of being forgotten is one familiar to many in our prisons. In my role as Catholic Liaison Bishop for Prisons, I have often been struck by the depth of this concern. Alongside the usual, and important, frustrations around poor living conditions, lack of reliable…
The Inspector Calls – insidetime & insideinformation
Nov 22, 2024 · Each month, Inside Time lists the latest inspection reports for UK prisons. Reports for your prison - including an easy read version - should be available in the prison library or online Brixton “Overcrowded and failing as a resettlement prison.” Public-sector men’s category C resettlement prison in London. Published: 24 September.
A massive failure – insidetime & insideinformation
Nov 30, 2024 · This is an open letter to the new Prisons Minister, James Timpson, to invite him to visit this prison before it is too late. HMP Berwyn is supposedly the best-built prison in the British state, and it was built in just over seven years. The trouble is it has failed. There is no rehabilitation here,…
‘Make more use of day release’ – insidetime & insideinformation
Dec 2, 2024 · The Catholic Church has called for more prisoners to be allowed day release and spend time in open prisons, in order to support the rehabilitation of people serving long-term sentences. In a report on criminal justice published last month, the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales also urged the Government to make it a…
Seven men sentenced over Long Lartin ‘mutiny’ – insidetime ...
Nov 28, 2024 · Seven men have now been handed extensions to their custodial sentences following a ‘prison mutiny’ at Long Lartin high-security jail in 2019. At a sentencing hearing on 15 October, a 47-year-old man was given 40 months to run in addition to the 34 years he is already serving, while a 30-year-old man was given 20…
Brixton and Holme House become reception prisons
Nov 27, 2024 · In a shake-up of the men’s estate as the Prison Service struggles with record numbers on remand, two resettlement prisons will be converted into reception prisons. Holme House in Stockton on Tees, and Brixton in south London, will serve nearby courts. HMP Liverpool, already a reception prison, begins in November to take young offenders –…
IMB Watch – insidetime & insideinformation
Nov 22, 2024 · Every prison in England and Wales has an Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) – local volunteers who check on how the prison is run and publish their findings in an annual report. Recent reports have focused on the capacity crisis and the poor state of buildings, especially at HMP Winchester. Coldingley In the original 1960s-built residential…
The case of Andrew Malkinson – insidetime & insideinformation
Nov 30, 2024 · Andrew Malkinson, who served 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, was betrayed – and so was the victim. We at FASO have long written about injustice and worked with like-minded charities that campaign to eradicate it. Since watching the BBC documentary about Malkinson and his wrongful conviction, ‘The Wrong Man:…
Poverty and crime – insidetime & insideinformation
Mar 31, 2023 · Poverty and crime have a complex and often contentious relationship. Though it is increasingly accepted that poverty does not cause crime, there is still much evidence linking the two. The cost of being unable to afford necessities, combined with the lack of opportunity for social and economic advancement, creates a breeding ground for criminal activity.…
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