Prisons

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 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.

Sentencing in England and Wales
The key facts, the impact on the voluntary sector and an update on sentencing policy
Providing families of people serving the indeterminate IPP sentence with ‘A Helping Hand’
Harry Annison and Christina Straub from the University of Southampton have been leading a research project with Prison Reform Trust on the views of families of people serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences.

10 Prisons Project: Think Family briefings
This series of briefings have been developed as part of the 10 Prison Project family engagement programme.