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.

Labour: General election 2019 criminal justice manifesto commitments

Key policy commitments in the Labour manifesto that will be of interest to voluntary organisations working in criminal justice.

Liberal Democrats: General election 2019 criminal justice manifesto commitments

Key policy commitments in the Liberal Democrat manifesto that will be of interest to voluntary organisations working in criminal justice.

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.

The future of justice in Wales

Development Officer for Wales Bryn Hall summarises the recommendations in the final report from the commission on justice, chaired by Lord Thomas of Cwmgeidd.

What should happen to people who commit crime? The consequences affect us all.

Anne Fox blogs about why our new book Crime & Consequence was written, what it was like to put together, and why it matters.

The secret life of prisons

Paula Harriott of Prison Reform Trust, one of the presenters of a revealing new audio series, explains why it was important to create The Secret Life of Prisons podcasts.

Family engagement in prisons: What is the Think Family approach?

This family engagement programme aimed to support prisons to ensure the role of families and significant others was integrated into decision making.

What will Probation Delivery Partners be responsible for under the new model?

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced that during October they will be undertaking a period of market warming for the Probation Delivery Partners (previously Innovation Partners).

Understanding the HMPPS grant programme for 2020-2022

We recently held three stakeholder events to give voluntary organisations further information about the upcoming Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) grant programme for 2020-2022. This blog summarises the key takeaways from the events.

People with criminal records can be more than their past and a hidden workforce for employers

The Forward Trust's new campaign aims to reduce the stigma around employing people with criminal records by sharing the personal stories of people who have successfully turned their lives around.

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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

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.

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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