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Member news
The latest news from the Criminal Justice Alliance's member organisations is listed below.
For news items from previous months, please follow the links below.
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21 July 2010: Centre for Mental Health: Public Health and Criminal Justice Position paper. More
21 July 2010: RAPt: Rehab revolution position paper. More
20 July 2010: Pact: Piloting a new way of supporting prisoners’ families. More
16 July 2010: CCJS: Prison and probation expenditure 1999 - 2009. More
15 July 2010: The Police Foundation: The Independent Commission on Youth Crime launches 'Time for a Fresh Start'. More
13 July 2010: PRT: Anne Owers valedictory speech. More
13 July 2010: RSA: The Woolwich Model - Can citizens tackle anti-social behaviour? More
13 July 2010: Transform: Drug war and alternatives from a public health commentary in BMJ. More
12 July 2010: Police Foundation: John Harris Memorial Lecture 2010. More
12 July 2010: Action for Prisoners' Families: New series of briefings, Your Children, Your Rights. More
8 July 2010: PRT and ICPR: Unjust Deserts: imprisonment for public protection report. More
5 July 2010: Catch22: New prison contract signed. More
1 July 2010: RAPt: NOMS researches best offender treatment programmes. More
1 July 2010: INQUEST: Coroners reform must go ahead. More
1 July 2010: Release: Nice People Take Drugs movie marks World Anti-Drug day. More
July 2010: Clinks: Briefing on prison commissioning. More
July 2010: RJC: Resolution Magazine. More
July 2010: PRT: Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile. More
July 2010: JUSTICE: Briefing on House of Commons renewal debate on 28 days pre-charge detention. More
June 2010: CCJS: Little evidence to support the intensive Family Intervention Project. More
June 2010: Clinks: Improving Partnership in the Criminal Justice System across Dorset. More
June 2010: Nacro: ISA Decision-Making - Barring the Innocent. More
June 2010: DrugScope: Drug treatment consensus statement. More
June 2010: JUSTICE: Effective Criminal Defence in Europe. More
June 2010: Griffins Society: Determining the extent of the women's prison population. More
30 June 2010: PAS: Response to the Law Commission's Adult Social Care consultation. More
30 June 2010: Clinks: Briefing notes on Ken Clarke and Nick Herbert speeches. More and More
29 June 2010: Young Foundation: Offender employment in a time of retrenchment. More
28 June 2010: St Giles Trust: A majority verdict on St Giles Trust? More
25 June 2010: Transform: Home Office delay disclosure of drugs value for money review information. More
24 June 2010: Young Foundation: Listen, Participate, Transform. More
23 June 2010: Children’s Society: Reaction to budget and how it will impact young people. More and More
23 June 2010: Catch22: Reaction to budget and how it will impact young people. More
22 June 2010: Fawcett Society: Reaction to budget and how it will impact on women. More
21 June 2010: Nacro: Rehabilitation? Not on my doorstep. More
21 June 2010: POA: Call for Cessation of PFI Prisons. More
17 June 2010: Revolving Doors Agency: Transition to Adulthood publications 'Aiming Higher' and 'Towards a Shared Future'. More
17 June 2010: DrugScope & Release: Responses to government decision to rethink welfare reform plans for drug users. More and More
10 June 2010: JUSTICE: Briefing on the Identity Documents Bill in the House of Commons. More
10 June 2010: Young Minds: Joins Transition to Adulthood Alliance. More
June 2010: Pact: Prisoners’ Sunday. More
June 2010: Pact: firsthand account of ‘E Wing’. More
June 2010: CCJF: Joins The Fear Factory coalition. More
June 2010: PET: Celebrating 21 years of the Prisoners Education Trust. More
June 2010: Release: Sentencing for Drug Offences in England and Wales Article. More
June 2010: CCJS: Reform sector strategies: is there an alternative to the `alternatives to custody' debate? More
8 June 2010: Prisoners' Advice Service and CCJS: Contributions to New Statesman Policy Report 'Crime Costs'. More
3 June 2010: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Receives grant to sustain its work for the future. More
June 2010: Prisoners Education Trust: Report on obstacles and opportunities for Level 2 learners in local jails. More
June 2010: DrugScope: Response to Social Security Advisory Committee consultation. More
June 2010: Clinks: Arts Alliance website. More
June 2010: SOVA : New CEO. More and More
1 June 2010: Action for Prisoners' Families: Eurowide events to raise awareness. More
May 2010: SCMH: Mental health: challenges for a new Parliament. More
May 2010: Women in Prison: New blog and discussion forum. More
May 2010: Clinks: Impact Assessment. More
27 May 2010: St Giles: Embracing the Big Society could give us a big change. More
27 May 2010: ICPR: Future of criminal justice conference. More
27 May 2010: Prisoners' Education Trust: Learning Matters project conference. More
25 May 2010: Action for Prisoners Families: How will spending cuts affect prisoners' families? More
21 May 2010: PRT: Coalition can break from failed justice policy. More
20 May 2010: DrugScope: Response to Coalition's programme for government. More
19 May 2010: PRT: Time for a moratorium on prison building. More
17 May 2010: Bindmans: Landmark prison disability discrimination judgment. More
May 2010: Clinks: CLINKS has taken over the management of the Arts Alliance.
13 May 2010: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: Police expenditure 1999-2009 Report. More
13 May 2010: Women in Prison: Swap Campaign. More
12 May 2010: PRT: Prisoner voting. More
5 May 2010: Nacro: Law is not action. More
May 2010: PRT: Creative writing competition. MoreApril 2010: Penal Reform International: The Treatment of Mothers with Babies in Prison. More
29 April 2010: Action for Prisoners' Families: Prisoners' families forgotten in agenda crossfire. More
27 April 2010: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Implementing recovery Report. More
27 April 2010: Fawcett Society: What about Women hustings. More
20 April 2010: St Giles Trust: Is tough talk is missing the point? More
April 2010: The Police Foundation: Party manifestos on policing. More
April 2010: PRT: general election 2010: party manifesto commitments. More
April 2010: JUSTICE: Minimum conditions for a bill of rights. More
April 2010: Restorative Justice Consortium: Party pledges on restorative justice. More
April 2010: PRT: Privatisation factfile. More
April 2010: Penal Reform International: PRI at 12th UN Crime Congress. More
April 2010: Churches' Criminal Justice Forum: Position paper and questions for candidates.
April 2010: Unlock: Key issues to ex-offenders in manifestos. More
April 2010: Youngminds: Key election issues around young people's mental health and wellbeing. More
15 April 2010: RAPt: All three of the main political parties promise reforms in drug treatment. More
15 April 2010: Nacro: What the manifestos say about crime. More
15 April 2010: Fawcett Society: Regressive, stagnant & contradictory: Fawcett's verdict on parties' manifestos. More
14 April 2010: POA and PCS: Prison unions challenge politicians over privatisation. More
12-14 April 2010: Transform: Analysis of drug policy in the party manifestos. More
12 April 2010: PRI Co-signs Appeal for Juvenile Justice to be efficient, specialised, fair and respectful of rights. More
8 April 2010: APF: 'Missing Out' wins Best Drama award. More
1 April 2010: Rethink and Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Diversion from custody report. More
April 2010: Clinks: Publication on offender health. More
30 March 2010: Prisoners Education Trust: Talk on offender learning and skills. More
March 2010: JUSTICE: Response to consultation on arrest warrants for crimes of universal jurisdiction. More
March 2010: PRT: Talking justice: talking sense. More
30 March 2010: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Staff training vital to improve mental health in justice system. More
29 March 2010: JUSTICE: Briefing on the Crime and Security Bill in the House of Lords. More
23 March 2010: Clinks: Directory of offender services. More
23 March 2010: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: The next 25 years in mental health. More
22 March 2010: St Giles Trust: Funding from first Social Impact Bond. More
22 March 2010: Rethink: Praise for decision to ban mental health slurs during the election campaign. More
20 March 2010: DrugScope: Letter to The Times on methadone treatment in prisons. More
March 2010: Prisoners' Families and Friends Service: Article in Inside Time. More
March 2010: Restorative Justice Consortium: To become the Restorative Justice Council. More
16 March 2010: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Blurred boundaries between mental health and criminal justice services. More
16 March 2010: Women in Prison: Women – Against Prison Coalition. More
15 March 2010: ST Giles: Economic evaluation of ‘Through the Gates’ programme. More
11 March 2010: JUSTICE press release: Independence must be maintained in decisions on legal aid. More
9 March 2010: Prison Reform Trust: Early Day Motion on IPPs. More
8 March 2010: The Fawcett Society: Manifesto launch. More
8 March 2010: Clinks: Launch of manifesto. More
March 2010: Unlock: Vetting & Barring Scheme: Issues raised by reformed offenders. More
4 March 2010: Release: Response to the HASC inquiry report on the cocaine trade. More
3 March 2010: Transform: Response to the HASC inquiry report on the cocaine trade. More
3 March 2010: DrugScope: Response to the HASC inquiry report on the cocaine trade. More
3 March 2010: CCJS: From criminal justice to social justice: rethinking approaches to young adults subject to criminal justice control. More
1 March 2010: Prisoners' Advice Service: Parole Board Hearings: law and practice. More
1 March 2010: JUSTICE: Briefing on the Crime and Security Bill. More
March 2010: Women in Prison and Clinks: Signposting to Women's Services. More
28 February 2010: Anne Peaker Centre closure. More
25 February 2010: PRI: Final Monitoring and Research Report on the Gacaca process. More
26 February 2010: Clinks: Alan Duncan MP's speech at the AGM. More
26 February 2010: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: Coercion and punishment of young people counter-productive. More
26 February 2010: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: Probation Resources, Staffing and Workloads 2001-2008. More
24 February 2010: DrugScope: Report on young people's drug and alcohol treatment. More
22 February 2010: JUSTICE: Response to Rights and Responsibilities Green Paper. More
17 February 2010: The Young Foundation: Centre for Justice Innovation launch. More
15 February 2010: PRT: Young offenders face a postcode lottery over sentencing. More
15 February 2010: Pact: Awarded contract to run services for families at Nottingham Prison. More
15 February 2010: Women in prison: The End of Semi-Open Prisons for Women - Preventing Family Contact. More
12 February 2010: RSA Prison Learning Network: Learning Prison report. More
11 February 2010: Rethink: Launches its election manifesto. More
9 February 2010: PRT: Out of Trouble website launched. More
8 February 2010: JUSTICE: Devolution and Human Rights Report. More
7 February 2010: PRT and Unlock: Barred From Voting campaign. More and More
3 February 2010: Restorative Justice Consortium: Conference materials and summary of Ministry of Justice research. More
5 February 2010: Fawcett Society: New Report - Realising rights: Increasing ethnic minority women's access to justice. More
February 2010: JUSTICE: briefing on Crime and Security Bill. More
28 January 2010: The Young Foundation: Future Communities consortium launched. More
27 January 2010: The Children's Society: Understanding Children's Well-being shows family conflict significantly harms children's happiness. More
25 January 2010: JUSTICE: Response to European Commission Green Paper on obtaining evidence in cross border criminal matters. More
22 January 2010: DrugScope/LDAN: FAQ guide for drug sector on new vetting and barring scheme. More
21 January 2010: Catch 22: New report, 'Ready or Not' shows need for new thinking on policies for young people. More
21 January 2010: Clinks: Guides to volunteering with offenders launched. More
20 January 2010: The Griffins Society: Three research fellowships reports published. More
15 January 2010: JUSTICE: Briefing on the Crime and Security Bill in the House of Commons. More
13 January 2010: Rethink: Launch of campaign on ban on people with mental health problems from serving on a jury. More
12 January 2010: Transform: Gordon Brown responds to Transform's call for an Impact Assessment. More
11 January 2010: Youngminds: Launch of election pledges to improve mental health services for young people. More
11 January 2010: Penal Reform International: 20th Anniversary publication. More
11 January 2010: Prisoners Abroad: Annual Review published. More
7 January 2010: Transform: New short film about Transform's Blueprint. More
4 January 2010: Action for Prisoners' Families: New Study on the Effects of Parental Imprisonment on Boys' Delinquent Development and Mental Health. More
1 January 2010: PRT: Article in the The Guardian - The imprisonment rate is a number that should matter in 2010. More
27 December 2009: INQUEST: Narrative verdicts have led to less coverage of controversial deaths. More
December 2009: CCJS: Working with Prof Nutt to establish an independent scientific council on drug harms. More
17 December 2010: Nacro: A message from Nacro's retiring Chief Executive. More
16 December 2009: JUSTICE: CPS consultation on the DPP's interim policy for prosecutors on assisted suicide response. More
15 December 2009: JUSTICE: Response to MoJ consultation on defamation and the internet. More
11 December 2009: CCJS: Risky people or risky societies? Rethinking interventions for young adults in transition. More
8 December 2009: UNLOCK: Briefing Paper for the Second Reading of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2009. More
8 December 2009: Catch22: Philip Lawrence Awards go to young people who have made a remarkable contribution to their local community. More
8 December 2009: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Sainsbury Centre welcomes government health strategy for children and young people in youth justice system. More
4 December 2009: Young Foundation: Sinking and swimming - understanding Britain's unmet needs. More
3 December 2009: JUSTICE: Legal and campaigning organisations call for justice to be put centre stage in general election campaign. More
2 December 2009: Catch22: Fighting back the recession for young people. More
2 December 2009: INQUEST: INQUEST wins the Longford Prize 2009. More
1 December 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Vulnerable adults and children left to fend for themselves in court. More