The Week in Justice is a short email digest of the latest news and views on criminal justice matters in the UK (mainly England & Wales). It shares interactive headlines on new policy announcements, ...

Alexandra Wigzell and Claire Paterson-Young provide insights into progressive desistance practice in youth justice.

The working group’s report puts forward six recommendations – including an important change to the Parole Board test, which ...

National Annual Report, published today (19 June 2025) offers a stark insight into the human cost of overcrowding across ...

Professional curiosity in probation practice. In England and Wales, probation practitioners are increasingly encouraged to apply professional curiosity to enhance risk assessment and better understand ...

Last week (10 June 2025), the Prison Reform Trust published a new report highlighting the transformative potential of secure digital access in prisons. The report Update and Restart calls for the ...

I am not a criminal. Sure, I have seventeen convictions to my name, but the reality is that I am just one of millions of people who have been let down by misinformed policies, biased interventions, ...

In recent months there has been increased scrutiny of how women are sentenced, following the Independent Sentencing Review and wider discussions associated with enhancing community-based alternatives ...

Prison Inspectorate thematic review say lack of positive relationships affects the ability to run safe YOIs in which children can engage with supportive services. A new (10 June 2025) report by HM ...

Last week (5 June 2025) the Ministry of Justice published a narrative review of the literation on intergenerational offending. Authored by Anna Kotova & Rachel Cordle, the report reviews the published ...