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.

Future sentencing policy – entrenching inequality

In this blog, Lauren Nickolls looks at the impact the sentencing white paper is likely to have on people in the criminal justice system from black and Muslim communities.

Does ‘telemedicine’ have a role in delivering voluntary sector services in prisons?

Chantal Edge explains why video consultations (telemedicine) are relevant to the voluntary sector, and outlines the national rollout of telemedicine across secure settings as part of the pandemic response.

The sentencing white paper: exacerbating the issues created by sentence inflation?

In this blog we look at the impact of sentence inflation and consider the implications of the government white paper’s new proposals that will mean more people are in prison for even longer.

Probation reform – the view from the voluntary sector

Clinks' Director of Influence and Communications Jess Mullen gives an update on probation reforms and how they are affecting the voluntary sector working in the criminal justice system.

55 organisations funded with Covid-19 response grants

The Covid-19 response grants fund has now drawn to a close, and we are thrilled to have awarded 58 grants to 55 organisations on behalf of the Ministry of Justice/Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (MoJ/HMPPS).

Sentencing white paper - an overview

On 16th September 2020, the government published A Smarter Approach to Sentencing. This white paper sets out a number of proposals for changes to sentencing in England and Wales.

Five months in: how the criminal justice voluntary sector is coping

Lauren Nickolls analyses the findings of our latest survey of voluntary sector organisations. In the last month, many organisations have begun to increase their service provision again but a sense of uncertainty about the future remains.

Clinks' new online evidence library

The first in our evidence library series provides an in-depth look at the growing rates of racial disparity in our criminal justice system.

Your key concerns about probation reforms and the support we're providing

An update on our influencing work, support for the voluntary sector, and how to get involved.

The front line workers supporting older prisoners through Covid-19

Liz Ropschitz, Recoop’s Buddy Training Manager explains how prison Buddies have stepped up during the Covid-19 pandemic – working closely with health care and wing officers to support the most vulnerable prisoners.

What's New

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

HMIP womens expectations- Clinks response to second consultation

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.

Latest on Twitter

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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…

Events

Influencing policy: Unlock’s landmark challenge to the government’s criminal records disclosure regime

Date

Thursday 21 January

Location

Online

From

Free