Excellent article from @matt_dathan on HMP Oakwood, currently the best prison in the country.
👉Very high expectations of prisoner behaviour
👉Lots of incentives for those who behave well
👉Strong leadership
👉Well-trained, effective staff
See my blog - https://t.co/GZVp6s6z13
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Matt Foot, Co-Director of APPEAL said “Compensation is essential to help people rebuilding lives left in tatters after wrongful imprisonment.”
https://t.co/ZbIqhQdezy
The probation watchdog head said people should not be sent back to prison for minor probation breaches, citing this as a cause of the overcrowding crisis. Many of those recently released have already been recalled despite not presenting ‘significant risk’ https://t.co/N02PlIUpEk
If someone is sent to prison, we should do all that we can to support them to move on from crime and live healthily.
Brixton is doing the opposite, with hundreds of men locked up for hours on end in dirty, overcrowded cells and turning to drugs.
https://t.co/rRlArSasaM
In the most over-capacity Category C prison in the country men are ‘locked up for hours on end’ in ‘dirty, overcrowded cells’ and an inspection report reveals it is ‘fundamentally failing’ to resettle and rehabilitate offenders https://t.co/ljTf7tQGve
I’m sorry to see @AaronRamsdale98 leave Arsenal. His treatment by the club is not something to be proud of; he’s been an absolute trooper for #Arsenal and our loss is Southampton’s gain. I wish him nothing but success 👍💙
According to the last Lord Chancellor @AlexChalkChelt it costs £600,000 per new prison place and £48k a year to operate it. Is that acceptable to the general public or might they want a better prison system that stops people just coming back? https://t.co/zJRUC5RWHL
“I mean, [Attorney General Andrew Bailey] is calling for the execution of somebody that DNA evidence may exonerate in just a few weeks here, and ... [Marcellus Williams] would be dead before we even looked at the DNA evidence in court,” said Elad Gross. https://t.co/66xWaUci9a
High summer temperatures - peaking tomorrow, Monday - will really test the #prisons in England and Wales. Prisoners and staff will have to dig deep to endure poor ventilation compounded by unprecendented overcrowding.
'Terminating your IPP licence: a legal guide' explains when and how a person serving an IPP or DPP sentence can get their licence terminated.
Created alongside @LauraJanes_UK, @PrisonersAdvice and @PRTuk.
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This week, the government promised to spend £100m to fix the problems in just one prison – Wandsworth, built in the mid-19th century.
Today we share new research that explores the need for a clear strategy on Victorian prisons: https://t.co/CalyilVbr0 @VictorianPrison
This week, as the country basks in summer sunshine, make sure you think of the #prisons in England and Wales. In most prisons, poor ventilation on the landings and in the cells causes stifling conditions, endured by prisoners and the staff alike.
The appointment of James Timpson OBE as a Minister of State (Minister for Prisons, Parole and Probation) in the Ministry of Justice is a stroke of genius by the prime minister.