Clinks response: The Justice Committee’s inquiry into children and young people in custody
This is a joint response by Clinks, EQUAL and Barrow Cadbury Trust. Our response specifically focuses on the experience and outcomes of BAME children in the youth justice system.
Clinks and RECOOP submission to the Justice Select Committee’s enquiry into the ageing prison population
Older people are the fastest growing age group in the prison population. There are triple the number of people aged 60 and over in prison than there were 16 years ago. This response details a range of issues facing older people in prison and gives recommendations for how the criminal justice system can adapt to meet their needs.
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons consultation on Expectations for Women
Clinks welcomes this chance to identify opportunities to strengthen HMIP's Expectations for Women and also to ensure the revised criteria reflect the changes that have occurred in government policy over the last five years.
Clinks and Nacro response to the Cabinet Office and Department of Health and Social Care consultation – Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s
Our response focusses on the health inequalities faced by a large group of people in the criminal justice system, the link between poor health and coming into contact with the criminal justice system, and how prevention is of central importance to address the health inequalities they face.
HM Inspectorate of Probation’s thematic inspection of probation work on accommodation services for people in contact with the criminal justice system
The response shows that there is both a clear lack of appropriate accommodation for people in the criminal justice system and many significant practical barriers in the way of people trying to access what is available.
