Clinks is highly disappointed in the plans to expand the women’s prison estate with an additional 500 places to be built into existing prisons. The decision contradicts the intentions of the government’s female offender strategy.

With the Covid-19 pandemic still ongoing, further lockdowns in response and a number of major changes set to take place in the criminal justice system this year, we recap on our work in the run up to the new year to influence policy and practice and reflect on our priorities going forward.

Update on the prison regime after implementing national restrictions in England on Tuesday 5th January and Wales moving to alert level 4 from 19th December.

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 led to this announcement.

An update on what the prison regime looks like after the lifting of national restrictions in England on Wednesday 2nd December.

[This is now closed as of 21/01/21] We're distributing a further £143,500 on behalf of HMPPS and MoJ to small and specialist organisations to support them during the pandemic.

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.

Clinks CEO Anne Fox spoke to Pat McArdle, CEO of Mayday Trust, about her experience of leading a radical change.

Which policy areas have the most impact on voluntary organisations working in the criminal justice system and the people they support? You can help us prioritise.

Zahra Wynne blogs about the under-researched needs of women who are pregnant or have recently given birth who are in contact with the criminal justice system but aren't in prison.