Prisons
Lord John Bird stars with actor Jason Flemyng on brand-new recovery podcast![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Lord John Bird stars with actor Jason Flemyng on brand-new recovery podcast
1,000 prisoners released on to the streets during Covid-19 pandemic![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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1,000 prisoners released on to the streets during Covid-19 pandemic
Inmates share inspirational prison education stories in powerful new book![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Inmates share inspirational prison education stories in powerful new book
InHouse Records is sending a weekly magazine to 2,500 prisoners![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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InHouse Records is sending a weekly magazine to 2,500 prisoners
Homeless people and prisoners tell lockdown stories in new exhibition![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Homeless people and prisoners tell lockdown stories in new exhibition
Cell Workout smashes £10k goal to start ‘Made in HMP’ clothing brand![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Cell Workout smashes £10k goal to start ‘Made in HMP’ clothing brand
‘Time is short’ for Government to protect prisoners from Covid-19![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘Time is short’ for Government to protect prisoners from Covid-19
Would Rory Stewart have had to resign over the 10 Prisons Project?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Would Rory Stewart have had to resign over the 10 Prisons Project?
Prisoners show the importance of education with postcard art exhibition![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Prisoners show the importance of education with postcard art exhibition
Short prison terms should be scrapped to tackle violence in jails, MPs say![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Short prison terms should be scrapped to tackle violence in jails, MPs say
Unions call for public control over private prisons as G4S loses Birmingham![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Unions call for public control over private prisons as G4S loses Birmingham
Number of BME boys being imprisoned in the UK is at its highest ever![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Number of BME boys being imprisoned in the UK is at its highest ever
Redemption Roasters is brewing up solutions for young offenders with coffee![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Redemption Roasters is brewing up solutions for young offenders with coffee
Scottish reoffending rates have hit a 19-year low thanks to rehab schemes![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Scottish reoffending rates have hit a 19-year low thanks to rehab schemes
Erwin James: Good can come from prisons, but it needs to be by design![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Erwin James: Good can come from prisons, but it needs to be by design
Rory Stewart has pledged to quit if his 10 Prisons Project fails![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Rory Stewart has pledged to quit if his 10 Prisons Project fails
A dire lack of housing support is failing women released from prison![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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A dire lack of housing support is failing women released from prison
The Ministry of Justice is promising to help educate and employ prisoners![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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The Ministry of Justice is promising to help educate and employ prisoners
An inmate writes about Ricky Tomlinson’s inspiring return to HMP Leicester![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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An inmate writes about Ricky Tomlinson’s inspiring return to HMP Leicester
The prison careers service is ending and there’s no immediate alternative![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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