The latest views and discussion from Clinks staff and guest writers. We also use blogs to give short updates on our latest projects, as well as briefings on topics of interest to members.
Prison regime delivery during national lockdown: what voluntary organisations need to know
This blog provides an update on what the prison regime now looks like after the implementation of national restrictions in England on Tuesday 5th January and Wales moving to alert level 4 from 19th December 2020.
The road to a national strategy for older people in prison
The Ministry of Justice has announced a national strategy for older people in prison. Chief Officer of RECOOP, Paul Grainge, discusses the ageing prison population and the years of advocacy that finally led to this national strategy being announced.
What impact has the Covid-19 pandemic had on voluntary sector organisations working in criminal justice?
Clinks has launched a report which presents the evidence we have collected over the course of the pandemic about the impact of Covid-19 on the voluntary sector working in the criminal justice system.
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Blogs
Prison regime delivery during national lockdown: what voluntary organisations need to know
This blog provides an update on what the prison regime now looks like after the implementation of national restrictions in England on Tuesday 5th January and Wales moving to alert level 4 from 19th December 2020.
Publications
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons consultation on second version of Expectations for Women
Clinks provided further feedback to Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) on the development of a revised set of Expectations for Women, the criteria used to conduct inspections of women’s prisons.
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Without support in the community, stricter curfews and increased tagging are likely to cause more people breaching the terms of their licence and returning to a prison system that is underfunded and overcrowded. Latest blog on the sentencing white paper https://www.clinks.org/community/blog-posts/sentencing-white-paper-alte…