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The latest news from the Criminal Justice Alliance's member organisations is listed below.
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
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30 November 2009: INQUEST: Critical verdict at inquest into the death of vulnerable woman Morya Stockill in Middlebrough police station. More
27 November 2009: St Giles Trust: Research shows the power of peers in prison. More
26 November 2009: Catch22: Fall in the number of young offenders must not be followed by fall in investment. More
25 November 2009: The Fawcett Society: Fawcett welcomes launch of Government's Violence against Women and Girls Strategy. More
25 November 2009: Bindmans: Climate Camp Protestors win battle for High Court scrutiny of G20 Policing. More
24 November 2009: The Young Foundation: Taking the lead - youth leadership in theory and practice. More
23 November 2009: The Children's Society: Online guide to help children of all ages cope with the separation of their parents. More
23 November 2009: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Preventing conduct disorder in children can cut crime in later life. More
19 November 2009: UNLOCK: Rehabilitation law 'forces ex-offenders onto benefits'. More
17 November 2009: Release: Government drops provisions to force drug users into treatment. More
17 November 2009: Prison Reform Trust: PRT response to government's action plan on offender health. More
17 November 2009: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Sainsbury Centre welcomes government plan to implement Bradley report. More
17 November 2009: Rethink: Charity responds to Government on criminal justice review. More
17 November 2009: Women in Prison: Women's Needs Sidelined (again) – Support for Women Postponed (again). More
16 November 2009: INQUEST: Neglect verdict at second Paul Calvert inquest. More
16 November 2009: Action for Prisoners' Families: New DVDs illustrate the impact that prison and crime have on families. More
16 November 2009: Catch 22: Young care leavers still face barriers to achieving. More
15 November 2009: DrugScope: Presentations published from 2009 annual conference. More
15 November 2009: Prison Reform Trust: New Bromley Briefings prison factfile. More
13 November 2009: INQUEST: Inquest jury criticises systemic failures prior to the death of 15 year old in HMYOI Lancaster Farms. More
12 November 2009: Transform: Launch of new book: 'After the War on Drugs: Blueprint for Regulation'. More
11 November 2009: CCJS: Professor David Nutt and the Estimating drug harms debate. More
10 November 2009: INQUEST-LIBERTY-JUSTICE: Briefing on the return of 'secret inquests' in the Coroners and Justice Bill. More
9 November 2009: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: launch of Centres of Excellence in employment. More
4 November 2009: Prisoners Families' and Friends Service: Court to Custody booklet. More
3 November 2009: The Children's Society: Through Thick and Thin: Tackling Child Poverty in Hard Times. More
November 2009: Rethink: New young peoples' site. More
29 October 2009: PRT: 'Making Amends' Report about restorative justice. More
29 October 2009: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: Estimating drug harms: a risky business? More
28 October 2009: JUSTICE: A New Parole System for England and Wales. More
28 October 2009: Institute for Criminal Policy Research: Evidence-based practice? The National Probation Service's work with alcohol misusing offenders. More
27 October 2009: Action for Prisoners' Families: Chair steps down. More
26 October 2009: Nacro: Nacro's Restorative Justice Centre win award. More
21 October 2009: Catch22: Catch 22 wins two Justice Awards. More
20 October 2009: Transform give oral evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee cocaine inquiry. More
19 October 2009: INQUEST: Briefing and suggested amendments to Coroners and Justice Bill. More
19 October 2009: INQUEST & JUSTICE: Joint briefing with Liberty concerning amendments to allow the use of intercept material in inquests and resisting the government's proposed use of the Inquiries Act. More
19 October 2009: JUSTICE: briefing and suggested amendments to the Coroners and Justice Bill. More
19 October 2009: JUSTICE: Briefing and suggested amendments to the Policing and Crime Bill. More
19 October 2009: JUSTICE: Joint briefing with REDRESS and the Aegis Trust, concerning amendments seeking to strengthen the law on genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. More
15-21 October 2009: Churches' Criminal Justice Forum: Prisons Week - Hold Fast to Hope. More
15 October 2009: DrugScope: DrugScope/LDAN publish response to New Horizons mental health strategy consultation. More
15 October 2009: Rethink: Response to New Horizons mental health strategy consultation. More13 October 2009: Catch 22: NCAS response to the latest Government statistics on looked after children. More
12 October 2009: JUSTICE: Response to the Ministry of Justice consultation paper - Legal Aid: Refocusing on Priority Cases. More
12 October 2009: JUSTICE: response to the Ministry of Justice consultation paper - Crown Court Means Testing: Draft Regulations. More
12 October 2009: St Giles Trust: Evaluation of Children and Families Enterprise (CAFE) Project. More
8 October 2009: DrugScope: response to NTA figures on drug treatment. More
6 October 2009: Prison Reform Trust: No one Knows - Offenders with learning disabilities and difficulties, Wales briefing paper. More
6 October 2009: Nacro: Restorative Justice Centre scheme reaches finals of the National Justice Awards. More
5 October 2009: JUSTICE: First UK Supreme Court case ‘a test case for the rule of law’ - JUSTICE written sumissions. More
2 October 2009: Prisoners' Advice Service: PAS caseworkers contribute to new book, 'Prisoners: Law and Practice'. More
30 September 2009: CCJS: Young people, knives and guns report. More
30 September 2009: Prisoners Advice Service: Prisoners: Law and Practice. More
30 September 2009: JUSTICE: Response to the second Ministry of Justice consultation on prisoners voting rights. More
30 September 2009: JUSTICE: Response to the Home Office consultation on amendment to section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986. More
29 September 2009: Drugscope and Clinks: Making Every Adult Matter: a four point manifesto launched. More
25 September 2009: Clinks, The Griffin's Society and Women in Prison: 'Women in Focus' events. More
25 September 2009: Catch22: Wins Third Sector Excellence Award For Dynamic New Brand. More
22 September 2009: RAPt: RAPt annouce new patrons Dame Judi Dench and Tony Adams MBE. More
21 September 2009: The Fawcett Society: Fawcett comments on 'no-crime' figures for rape cases obtained by the BBC. More
17 September 2009: The Fawcett Society: 'Corporate Sexism: the sex industry's infiltration of the modern workplace' Report. More
15 September 2009: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: Briefing on social harm and crime at a global level. More
15 September 2009: JUSTICE: Briefing and suggested amendments to the European Arrest Warrant scheme published. More
9 September 2009: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Position paper calling on mental health services need to transform their workforce to implement recovery. More
8 September: The Children's Society & Bindmans: New Legal Service For Young People in Lambeth, Colchester and Camden More
7 September 2009: The Young Foundation: The forgotten Parent report. More3 September 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Reducing child imprisonment in England and Wales - lessons from abroad report. More
3 September 2009: Prison Reform Trust: PRT publishes a study of ways to reduce the number of young people in custody More
3 September 2009: Young Minds: Poll on the creation of a new service for those transitioning from CAMHS to AMHS. More
3 September 2009: Griffins Society: Publications from the Griffins Society Visiting Research Fellowship Programme More
2 September 2009: The Fawcett Society: Appointment of human rights activist Ceri Goddard as new Chief Executive. More2 September 2009: The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Securing Employment for Offenders with Mental Health Problems policy paper More
28 August 2009: Catch 22: New research shows that young people unfairly demonised by two thirds of the British public More
25 August 2009: Prison Reform Trust: PRT publishes top 20 most overcrowded prisons More
24 August 2009: Women in prison: The Women Offender Campaign Network's first bulletin More
21 August 2009: Prisoners Education Trust: Response to voting rights of convicted prisoners consultation. More20 August 2009: Clinks: Calls for organisations to submit details for new, improved Working with Offenders Directory. More
14 August 2009: Women in Prison: Briefing on the Corston report. More
13 August 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Response to Justice Committee's report on the sentencing of young people under 18. More
13 August 2009: Release: Paper submitted to Home Office consultation on GBL and BZP. More
13 August: Nacro: Director of Services appointed as Chief Executive of the Criminal Cases Review Commission. More
10 August 2009: Release: Response to guidelines on burglary offences. More
10 August 2009: Nacro: Launching Working with Older Prisoners Pack. More
7 August 2009: Release: Sniffer dog campaign reaches the High Court. More
July 200931 July 2009: Restorative Justice Consortium: Engaging Communities in Criminal Justice: The Restorative Justice Consortium Response. More
28 July 2009: Prison Reform Trust: PRT launches new monthly e-newsletter. More
28 July 2009: INQUEST: INQUEST welcomes parliamentary committee's recommendation that the Cass Report be published in full. More
28 July 2009: St Giles Trust: Study highlights support needs for prison leavers. More
27 July 2009: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Community Sentences with mental health treatment growing but a missed opportunity for most, says Sainsbury Centre. More
23 July 2009: DrugScope: DrugScope responds to new figures on levels of drug use: ‘marked increase’ in cocaine use among adults and 16-24 year olds. More
21 July 2009: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Implementing Bradley report should be priority for government, says Sainsbury Centre. More
21 July 2009: Prisoners' Education Trust: The new criminal memoirs law is open to abuse, argues a letter in the Guardian. Pat Jones is among the signatories. More
21 July 2009: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: Una Padel Award 2009 launched. More
16 July 2009: The Children's Society: The Children's Society publishes a manifesto for childhood. More
16 July 2009: Release: Response to new guidelines on drug offences. More
16 July 2009: Transform: Response to new guidelines on drug offences. More
14 July 2009: Catch22: Catch22 to deliver resettlement services in two major new prisons. More
9 July 2009: Fawcett Society: Being a mum has 'devastating' impact on earnings, finds new report. More
9 July 2009: DrugScope: 'Closer to home than you think' - one in five adults knows someone with experience of drug addiction. More
7 July 2009: JUSTICE: Very good news - but it doesn't go far enough. More
6 July 2009: Prisoners' Families and Friends Service: Families on Trial: The silent victims of crime speak out on film. More
6 July 2009: INQUEST: Jury find restraint and neglect caused death of Belmarsh prisoner Godfrey Moyo. More
3 July 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Older prisoners' shame. Ronnie Biggs is one of thousands of older people condemned to isolation and humiliation in ill-equipped prisons, argues Juliet Lyon on the Guardian's Comment is Free website. More
2 July 2009: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Sainsbury Centre welcomes mental health court pilots. More
2 July 2009: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Sainsbury Centre welcomes call to cut prison numbers and for reinvestment in communities. More
1 July 2009: JUSTICE: JUSTICE calls on Lords to decriminalise child victims of sexual exploitation. More
July 2009: JUSTICE: JUSTICE has responded to the Home Office consultation on the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. More
July 2009: JUSTICE: JUSTICE has responded to the Home Office consultation on its communications data proposals. More
July 2009: JUSTICE: JUSTICE has responded to the European Commission Communication on an area of freedom, security and justice, serving the citizen. More
July 2009: JUSTICE: JUSTICE has responded to the Home Office consultation on the police retention of DNA. More
30 June 2009: INQUEST: Jury returns verdict at inquest in to the restraint-related death of Faisal Al-Ani in Southend. More
30 June 2009: Transform Drug Policy Foundation: Only by ending the politically driven war on drugs can we begin to address the underlying causes of the drugs trade, argues Danny Kushlick on Progress' website. More
29 June 2009: Catch22: Prison Is Not The Solution To Knife Crime, Says Young People’s Charity Catch22. More
29 June 2009: Nacro: BME offenders' mental health needs aren't being met. More
26 June 2009: Prison Reform Trust: We need healthier justice, argues Juliet Lyon on the Guardian's Comment is Free website. More
26 June 2009: Prison Reform Trust: High levels of imprisonment damage health and breach disability and equalities legislation. More
26 June 2009: Release: Drugs 'deck of cards' mocks inhaling politicians. More
25 June 2009: INQUEST: After 30 years report into the death of Blair Peach to be disclosed. More
24 June 2009: The Children's Society: Alternative to detention pilot 'a missed opportunity'. More
24 June 2009: INQUEST: Metropolitan Police Authority to debate release of the Cass Report on the death of Blair Peach. More
23 June 2009: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: Tragic bargains and a constant struggle for survival, claims new research on voluntary organisations working with young black people. More
19 June 2009: Nacro: Jackie Worrall, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Nacro, supports the use of community penalties in a letter to the Independent. More
18 June 2009: INQUEST: Inquest to open into restraint-related death of black prisoner Godfrey Moyo at HMP Belmarsh. More
16 June 2009: JUSTICE: JUSTICE supports calls to stop UK being a ‘safe haven’ for war criminals. More
16 June 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Three quarters of children remanded into custody are wrongly jailed. More
11 June 2009: JUSTICE: Defence safeguards sidelined in favour of tougher policy on fighting crime. More
10 June 2009: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: Little evidence of success for tough action on knife crime, report suggests. More
10 June 2009: JUSTICE: Law Lords rule against secret evidence, JUSTICE report calls for Parliament to act. More
10 June 2009: Liberty: Liberty responds to House of Lords judgment on control orders. More
10 June 2009: Liberty: 'I have lost my family, I have lost everything'. Courts once again consider control orders as controlee begs to leave the UK. More
10 June 2009: Prison Reform Trust: The Guardian asks 'Is the probation service in crisis?' Geoff Dobson, Deputy Director of the Prison Reform Trust, responds. More
9 June 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Dano Sonnex: Is the criminal justice system fit for purpose? More
9 June 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Geoff Dobson, Deputy Director of the Prison Reform Trust, calls for reform of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 in a letter to the Guardian. More
9 June 2009: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: Partners or Prisoners? Voluntary sector independence in the world of commissioning and contestability. More
9 June 2009: St Giles Trust: New family support service for the East End. More
9 June 2009: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Mental health services urged to measure what matters to help people get and keep jobs. More
8 June 2009: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: Criminal justice and social justice - children and young people in their own words. More
8 June 2009: JUSTICE: JUSTICE urges Peers to close loopholes in UK law on international crimes. More
8 June 2009: JUSTICE: JUSTICE condemns government’s legal aid plans as undermining the principle of innocent until proven guilty. More
8 June 2009: Catch22: Young people celebrate turning their back on drugs. More
5 June 2009: INQUEST: Inquest opens into death of black prisoner Peter Kirkwood at HMP Chelmsford. More
4 June 2009: Release: 'Nice People Take Drugs' campaign. More
3 June 2009: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Sainsbury Centre offers 10 top tips for Primary Care Trusts on mental health of prisoners and offenders. More
2 June 2009: INQUEST: Inquest into death of Callum McLean in police custody concludes with an apology from Greater Manchester Police. More
June 2009: Clinks: The state we're in. More
29 May 2009: INQUEST: Inquest jury highly critical of care of newly-sentenced prisoner at HMP Wakefield. More
28 May 2009: JUSTICE: ‘Diplomatic assurances’ cheapen Britain’s reputation in the international fight against torture. More
28 May 2009: INQUEST: Inquest to open into death of Faisal Al-Ani following restraint in the custody of Essex police. More
28 May 2009: Prison Reform Trust: PRT response to Chief Inspector's report on HMP & YOI New Hall. More
22 May 2009: JUSTICE: The Standing Committee for Youth Justice, of which JUSTICE is a member, has written to Ministers to express concerns about court ordered remands of children and young people. More
20 May 2009: Prison Reform Trust: PRT response to HMCIP report on Parkhurst. More
18 May 2009: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Sainsbury Centre responds to Howard League survey of prison violence. More
15 May 2009: Liberty: Government climb-down on secret inquests. More
15 May 2009: INQUEST: INQUEST welcomes Government climbdown on 'secret inquests'. More
14 May 2009: INQUEST: Inquest into the death of Callum McLean following detention at Ashton under Lyne police station. More
13 May 2009: Fawcett Society: Criminal justice system 'institutionally sexist' finds new report. More
12 May 2009: Prison Reform Trust: PRT comment on prime minister's crime and disorder speech. More
7 May 2009: Liberty: Liberty response to Home Office DNA Database proposals. More
6 May 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Stop feeding the prison monster and find a lasting solution, says Juliet Lyon in a letter to the Financial Times. More
May 2009: Liberty, INQUEST and JUSTICE: Briefing on intercept evidence and inquiries for the Lords. More
May 2009: Revolving Doors Agency: A new Chief Executive for Revolving Doors Agency. More
30 April 2009: Rethink: Government must implement radical new proposals for criminal justice system, says Rethink. More
30 April 2009: Women in Prison: Bradley Review disappoints. More
30 April 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Bradley calls for new approach to offenders with mental illness and learning disabilities. More
30 April 2009: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Bradley report offers new beginning for mental health and criminal justice, says Sainsbury Centre. More
30 April 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Avoiding a Titanic prison disaster - ditching Titans was a start, but Jack Straw is still committed to huge spending on prison-building and privatisation, writes Juliet Lyon on the Guardian's Comment is Free website. More
30 April 2009: Liberty: One cheer for Blunkett on ID cards, says Shami Chakrabarti in the Independent. More
29 April 2009: DrugScope: Drug tests for the unemployed may only be the beginning, argues Martin Barnes on the Guardian's Joe Public Blog. More
28 April 2009: Prison Officers' Association: Why less crime but more prisons, asks a letter to the Guardian. More
27 April 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Give prisoners the vote, says Geoff Dobson in a letter to The Times. More
30 April 2009: Rethink: Equality Bill ignores discrimination faced by job seekers with disabilities, say charities. More
24 April 2009: Nacro: Government should scrap prison expansion, not just Titans. More
24 April 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Government retreats from Titans. More
23 April 2009: INQUEST: The families of those killed in custody deserve better treatment, argue Helen Shaw and Deborah Coles in the Guardian. More
23 April 2009: INQUEST: 30 years on, INQUEST remembers Blair Peach. More
22 April 2009: Catch22: Budget help for young people may not reach those who need it most. More
21 April 2009: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: Richard Garside discusses responses to rape on the Today programme. More
18 April 2009: Liberty: Our freedoms are not frothy skinny lattes, argues Shami Chakrabarti in The Times. More
16 April 2009: DrugScope: Highlight dual diagnosis issues at mental health strategy consultation events. More
15 April 2009: DrugScope: DrugScope responds to DWP's statement on benefit sanctions for alcohol dependent claimants. More
12 April 2009: Prison Officers' Association: Cost of the riot at Ashwell prison. More
11 April 2009: Prison Officers' Association: Riot at Ashwell prison. More
9 April 2009: INQUEST: Why can't the IPCC learn? Public confidence in an independent police complaints system has once again been undermined, argue Helen Shaw and Deborah Coles on the Guardian's Comment is Free website. More
9 April 2009: UNLOCK: Former prisoner accuses UK Government of 'paying lip-service' to democracy and human rights over prisoner voting. More
8 April 2009: Prison Reform Trust: PRT responds to publication of Government's second consultation on prisoners' votes. More
7 April 2009: Transform Drug Policy Foundation: Immunised from scrutiny - Legalising drugs is less harmful and costly than prohibition - as the Home Office's own data shows, argues Danny Kushlick on the Guardian's Comment is Free website. More
7 April 2009: Transform Drug Policy Foundation: Groundbreaking report shows that legalising and regulating drugs will save billions for the UK. More
6 April 2009: Release: Drug paraphernalia on MPs' agenda. More
2 April 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Prisoners to pay a fairer price for calls. More
2 April 2009: Prison Officers' Association: Conciliation between POA, NOMS and the Prison Service collapses. More
1 April 2009: Prison Officers' Association: Prison Service creaking as budget cuts impact. More
1 April 2009: Release: CND 2009 - the end of the pretense of consensus? More
31 March 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Why prisoners need the vote - Juliet Lyon discusses prisoner voting on the Guardian's Comment is Free website. More
30 March 2009: Catch22: Leading charities call for end to postcode lottery for care leavers. More
30 March 2009: Prison Reform Trust: PRT complains to Council of Europe over Government inaction on prisoners' votes. More
26 March 2009: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Community sentences better than prison for offenders with mental health problems, says Sainsbury Centre report. More
26 March 2009: DrugScope: Ask your MP to back Early Day Motion on drug treatment. More
24 March 2009: Catch22: New statistics reveal the importance of dads. More
24 March 2009: Prison Officers' Association: HMP Isle of Wight. More
24 March 2009: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: Tackle social woes - a letter to The Times from Roger Grimshaw, Research Director at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. More
23 March 2009: JUSTICE: Bill of rights and responsibilities: 'right idea: wrong time'. More
19 March 2009: INQUEST: The Government has failed to make the case for secret inquests, argues Helen Shaw on the Guardian's Comment is Free website. More
18 March 2009: INQUEST and Liberty: ‘What about the victims?’ - INQUEST and Liberty hold parliamentary meeting on Government plans for secret inquests. More
17 March 2009: Release: Harm-reduction divides UN delegates. More
17 March 2009: Action for Prisoners' Families: Family Friendly Prison Challenge. More
16 March 2009: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: Clarification of research findings published today in relation to gun and knife crime. More
13 March 2009: Women in Prison: Women in Prison launches Mother’s Day campaign – get involved! More
13 March 2009: Catch22: Green fingered young people compete for new cleaner safer greener award. More
13 March 2009: DrugScope: Drug treatment at the crossroads: where next? More
12 March 2009: The Children's Society: The Children's Society responds to Lord Laming's review of child protection. More
12 March 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Watchdog condemns multimillion-pound government database on offenders. More
12 March 2009: Prison Officers' Association: National Audit Office (NAO) report on the National Offender Management Information System (NOMIS). More
6 March 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Repeating mistakes of US prisons: A letter to the Guardian on prison expansion. More
5 March 2009: Prisoners' Education Trust: Brain Cells: Listening to prisoner learners. More
5 March 2009: Prison Reform Trust: YJB figures show that prison for under-18s doesn't work. More
4 March 2009: Fawcett Society: New Fawcett report on women and the recession. More
3 March 2009: Nacro: Ex-offender volunteers are invaluable. More
2 March 2009: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: Community sentences fuelling prison expansion problem, new report suggests. More
2 March 2009: Liberty: Liberty urges MPs to vote down control orders. More
2 March 2009: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: Crime and justice in Obama's America - lessons for the UK? More
26 February 2009: INQUEST: INQUEST calls for urgent action following inspectorate report into HMP Styal. More
25 February 2009: DrugScope: DrugScope responds to publication of NICE guidelines on needle and syringe programmes. More
25 February 2009: Prison Officers' Association: PGA reject workforce modernisation. More
24 February 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Titans and turnkeys - Juliet Lyon argues that the prison service is already sinking under a wave of offenders, and that super-prisons would turn employees into US-style guards, on the Guardian's Comment is Free website. More
24 February 2009: Liberty: The fight that is never done - Shami Chakrabarti discusses the battle for civil liberties on the Guardian's Comment is Free website. More
24 February 2009: Liberty: Happy Birthday Liberty. More
24 February 2009: Catch22: Government's volunteering champion celebrates achievements of young London volunteers. More
23 February 2009: Nacro: Conservative plan to fill prisons sounds tough, but it’s not effective. More
23 February 2009: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Diversion works, says Sainsbury Centre report. More
23 February 2009: Catch22: Catch22 CEO joins board of Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust. More
20 February 2009: Prison Officers' Association: Union reject Straw's deal. More
19 February 2009: JUSTICE: European Court of Human Rights: use of secret evidence by SIAC violates rights. More
19 February 2009: DrugScope: DrugScope welcomes NTA report on new approaches to psychosocial drug treatment. More
19 February 2009: Liberty: Court of Human Rights rules indefinite detention without charge wrong. More
19 February 2009: Prison Officers' Association: Overwhelming vote to reject Jack Straw's offer. More
19 February 2009: Prison Officers' Association: Workplace ballot - Reform for public sector prisons in England and Wales. More
18 February 2009: JUSTICE: Law Lords deportation ruling undermines torture ban. More
13 February 2009: Prison Officers' Association: Straw plans to devastate prisons. More
12 February 2009: Catch22: Catch22 responds to Dying to Belong report on gangs. More
11 February 2009: Release: Release responds to ACMD’s Review of Ecstasy. More
11 February 2009: DrugScope: DrugScope responds to Advisory Council's review of ecstasy. More
11 February 2009: Transform Drug Policy Foundation: Truth is the foremost casualty in the war on drugs, says drugs think tank. More
9 February 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Coroner says mentally ill prisoner's death was 'avoidable'. More
9 February 2009: INQUEST: Overwhelming failings by prison and healthcare staff contributed to death of vulnerable black prisoner at HMP Rye Hill. More
9 February 2009: Prison Officers' Association: Public safety at risk. More
6 February 2009: Prison Officers' Association: Prison Service management endanger staff safety. More
5 February 2009: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: Too young to be a criminal. Richard Garside discusses the age of criminal responsibility on the Guardian's Comment is Free website. More
5 February 2009: JUSTICE: JUSTICE has published suggested amendments to the Coroners and Justice Bill for House of Commons Committee stage. More
4 February 2009: Nacro: Jailing mentally ill people a disgrace. More
4 February 2009: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Sainsbury Centre welcomes new report on mental health in prisons. More
4 February 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Thousands of mentally ill people regularly dumped in and out of the prison system. More
4 February 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Our prisons are inhumane, says Juliet Lyon on the Guardian's Comment is Free website. More
4 February 2009: Pact: 'My visit' - a new booklet for children. More
4 February 2009: Release: Release responds to Policing and Crime Bill. More
2 February 2009: Children's Society: Excessive individualism threatens our children, say experts. More
1 February 2009: Prisoners' Education Trust: Offender Learning Matters publishes its first briefing paper, 'Prisoners, ICT and Learning'. More
1 February 2009: INQUEST: Briefing on the Coroners and Justice Bill 2009. More
February 2009: JUSTICE: JUSTICE has responded to the Ministry of Justice Consultation Paper - Crown Court means testing. More
February 2009: JUSTICE: JUSTICE has responded to the Ministry of Justice Consultation Paper - The award of costs from Central Funds in criminal cases. More
February 2009: JUSTICE: JUSTICE has published suggested amendments to Part 2 of the Policing and Crime Bill for House of Commons Committee stage, dealing with the law on prostitution. More
30 January 2009: INQUEST: Inquest opens into fire cell death at HMP Durham. More
30 January 2009: Prison Officers' Association: MOJ, NOMS and Prison Service seek confrontation with POA. More
29 January 2009: Clinks: Guiding offenders on their 'road to Damascus'. More
29 January 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Chief Inspector of Prisons’ annual report – prison system living on borrowed time. More
29 January 2009: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Ground-breaking youth justice schemes get under way. More
29 January 2009: Clinks: Clinks’ Annual Review call for constructive responses to crime. More
29 January 2009: Prison Officers' Association: Will Government allow democracy. More
29 January 2009: Prison Officers' Association: Chief Inspector of Prisons Annual Report. More
28 January 2009: Prison Officers' Association: POA members consider change. More
28 January 2009: Nacro and St Giles Trust: A second chance - letters from Nacro and the St Giles Trust in Society Guardian on criminal records checks. More
27 January 2009: Release: Confusion and chaos over cannabis classification. More
26 January 2009: International Centre for Prison Studies: World Prison Population List (8th edition). More
26 January 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Ministers warned over IPP prisoners. More
26 January 2009: Release: Cannabis - now a Class B drug, again. More
23 January 2009: INQUEST: MPs to debate the Coroners and Justice Bill 2009. More
22 January 2009: Catch22: Young Muslim volunteers win awards for bringing communities together. More
22 January 2009: JUSTICE: JUSTICE briefing on the Coroners and Justice Bill. More
22 January 2009: INQUEST: Coroner overruled in child death in custody case. More
22 January 2009: DrugScope: DrugScope responds to NTA figures on young people in treatment for substance misuse. More
21 January 2009: DrugScope: DrugScope welcomes report on ‘neglected issue’ of prescription and over-the-counter medication dependency. More
21 January 2009: Fawcett Society: Fawcett Director shortlisted for Women in Public Life awards. More
20 January 2009: International Centre for Prison Studies: ICPS contributes to International Colloquium in Lyon. More
19 January 2009: Fawcett Society: MPs vote to support lap dancing club licensing reforms. More
16 January 2009: INQUEST: INQUEST dismayed by first death of a woman in prison this year. More
15 January 2009: JUSTICE: JUSTICE briefing on the Policing and Crime Bill. More
15 January 2009: DrugScope: DrugScope responds to publication of Welfare Reform Bill. More
15 January 2009: DrugScope: DrugScope highlights concerns over trends in ketamine use. More
15 January 2009: Catch22: Care leavers get boost to find work through new Catch22 initiative. More
13 January 2009: Catch22: Joyce Moseley response to social mobility white paper. More
12 January 2009: Prison Reform Trust: Letter to the Guardian on criminal justice statistics. More
7 January 2009: Nacro: Nacro is top charity for gay staff four years running, says Stonewall. More
7 January 2009: International Centre for Prison Studies: International Experience in Reform of Penal Management Systems. More
6 January 2009: INQUEST: Inquest to open into death of vulnerable black prisoner in segregation unit of notorious HMP Rye Hill. More
5 January 2009: Napo: High Visibility Vests – threats, abuse, boycotts and legal issues. More
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