Sentencing in England and Wales
The key facts, the impact on the voluntary sector and an update on sentencing policy
Prisons
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.
10 Prison Project: Family engagement programme resources
A series of resources developed as part of the 10 Prison Project family engagement programme. They can be downloaded, adapted and used to support the development of Think Family working.
What new data reveals about criminal justice in Wales
A new set of fact files, written by Dr Robert Jones from the Wales Governance Centre, reveal important statistics on Welsh prisons and Welsh prisoners. This blog, written by Clinks' development officer for Wales, Bryn Hall, highlights the main findings which are of interest to the voluntary sector.
Clinks' submission to the National Assembly for Wales’ Health, Social Care and Sport Committee’s inquiry on the provision of health and social care in the adult prison estate
Our response draws on evidence from our work supporting voluntary sector organisations working with people in prison, alongside evidence gathered from voluntary sector organisations working in Welsh prisons, consulted with specifically for this submission.
Clinks response to the Justice Select Committee Inquiry into Prison Governance
In our response we make a series of recommendations, including: for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to proactively work to consult with voluntary organisations in the development of policy reform; that key performance indicators are developed for prisons; and that every prison should consider adopting the voluntary sector coordination model.
The Reducing Reoffending Third Sector Advisory Group’s submission to the Reducing Reoffending Board on Universal Credit and access to banking.
The Reducing Reoffending Third Sector Advisory Group (RR3) submitted evidence to the Reducing Reoffending Board (RRB) on the barriers people face in accessing bank accounts and Universal Credit in advance of leaving prison and upon release.