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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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December 2010
31 December: Unlock: Chief Executive Bobby Cummines awarded OBE for services to reformed offenders.17 December 2010: Pact: New volunteering website. More
15 December 2010: YoungMinds: Survey reveals half of young people are verbally abused when they are distressed. More
14 December 2010: Clinks and the Prison Reform Trust: Black, Asian and minority ethnic offenders' experiences of resettlement. More
13 December 2010: UNLOCK: Submission to the Criminal Records review. More
9 December 2010: JUSTICE: Human Rights Awards 2010. More
7 December 2010: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: New issue of Criminal Justice Matters - 'Violence of the British State'. More
2 December 2010: DrugScope: 'The Media guide to drugs: Key facts and figures for journalists'. More
December 2010: Prison Reform Trust: New website. More
December 2010: Restorative Justice Council: HRH Princess Anne is new patron.
December 2010: DrugScope: 'Pathways to employment in London - a guide for drug and alcohol services'. More
December 2010: Clinks: New discussion paper published - 'A changing landscape: Police reform and local commissioning'. More
December 2010: Prison Reform Trust: New Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile published. More
December 2010: Clinks: New discussion paper published - 'Criminal justice outsourcing: what is the potential role of the VCS?' More
November 2010
30 November 2010: Release: Save the Release helpline. More
30 November 2010: Catch22: Nottingham initiative selected for Guardian Christmas appeal. More
25 November 2010: Transform: Launch of new impact assessment web page. More
24 November 2010: Centre for Mental Health: Briefing on securing employment for offenders with mental health problems. More
24 November 2010: DrugScope: Partners in launch of new Skills Consortium. More
24 November 2010: Pact: New guide to protecting prisoners. More
24 November 2010: Prison Reform Trust: Report says that children with learning disabilities more likely to go to prison. More
24 November 2010: RSA: Publication of Whole Person Recovery - a user-centred systems approach to problem drug use. More
23 November 2010: Prisoners Abroad: Winners of Guardian Public Services Award. More
17 November 2010: Centre for Mental Health: New chair and trustees appointed. More
8 November 2010: YoungMinds: Website for young people. More3 November 2010: DrugScope: Annual conference write-up. More
1 November 2010: Action for Prisoners' Families: MAPPA briefing. More
November 2010: RSA: Whole Person Recovery - a user-centred systems approach to problem drug use. More
November 2010: JUSTICE: Briefing on civil liberties, the constitution and cuts. More
28 October 2010: Revolving Doors: Catherine Hennessy blog on the value of partnership working. More
25 October 2010: UNLOCK and the Prison Reform Trust: Report argues that financial services are key to the rehabilitation revolution. More
25 October 2010: Centre for Mental Health: Report on offending and mental ill health among veterans. More
21 October 2010: The Young Foundation: Community action toolkit. More
13 October 2010: Transform: Submission to the Government's drug strategy consultation. More
12 October 2010: Revolving Doors: Service User Forum Members give evidence to the Justice Committee. More
7 October 2010: RAPt: Programmes featured in the Patel Report on prison drug strategy. More
6 October 2010: Transition to Adulthood Alliance: Report finds that access to justice is denied to young adult offenders. More
5 October 2010: St Giles Trust: Phil Wheatley joins Board of Trustees. More
5 October 2010: Release: Response to the Government's drug strategy consultation. More
4 October 2010: The Children's Society: Comment on the government's spending review. More
3 October 2010: Centre for Mental Health: Update reveals that Mental ill health costs England £105.2bn per year. More
October 2010: DrugScope: 'Bitesized' briefing on payment by results. More
October 2010: Prison Reform Trust: Article by Geoff Dobson on New Labour's prison legacy. More
October 2010: Pact: New guide for prisons on best practice in first night and early days to be launched in November. More
October 2010: DrugScope: Response to the Government's drug strategy consultation and submission to the spending review. More
October 2010: Clinks: Submissions to the Government's spending review, review of sentencing, the 'Rehabilitation Revolution' and payment by results. More
28 September 2010: Prisoners Education Trust: Human Responsibility, Independent of Circumstances - lecture by Archbishop John Sentamu. More
27 September 2010: UNLOCK: UNLOCK and Barclays in partnership to open bank accounts for people leaving prison. More
23 September 2010: Revolving Doors Agency: New guide published in collaboration with our service users. More
21 September 2010: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: Spending on the criminal courts rose to a billion pounds despite staffing cuts of 12 per cent over the past three years. More
21 September 2010: Centre for Mental Health and Nacro: RCN launches new publication on prison mental health. More
20 September 2010: Making Every Adult Matter Coalition: 'Co-ordinate to save' say new services for most vulnerable. More
16 September 2010: UNLOCK: Old/Minor Convictions Expert Panel – UNLOCK Consultation. More
15 September 2010: Prison Reform Trust: Public says lock up fewer children. More
14 September 2010: Centre for Mental Health: Women prisoners with personality disorder going 'under the radar'. More
13 September 2010: Nacro: Jonathan Aitken backs Change the Record’s report for MPs. More
13 September 2010: Public and Commercial Services Union: Union to protest to stop the closure of courts. More
6 September 2010: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: Academics warn against 'minority report' crime fighting. More
2 September 2010: Action for Prisoners' Families: Families still struggle to maintain contact with prisoners. More
2 September 2010: Nacro: Criminal record tops poll of most shameful thing to tell your boss. More
September 2010: JUSTICE: Briefing on Commission proposal for a directive on the right to information in criminal proceedings. More
September 2010: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies: Works for freedom launched. More
25 August 2010: Nacro: Nacro opens community cafe. More
24 August 2010: DrugScope: Stigma must be addressed: DrugScope response to UKDPC stigma report. More
20 August 2010: Revolving Doors Agency: 100 days - a letter to the PM. More
20 August 2010: Prison Reform Trust: "Disappointing" progress on reducing female custody, figures reveal. More
20 August 2010: DrugScope: DrugScope welcomes open-ended drug strategy consultation. More
20 August 2010: DrugScope: DrugScope responds to confirmation of plans to introduce temporary bans on 'legal highs'. More
17 August 2010: DrugScope: DrugScope responds to media reports on use of 'new' legal high 'Ivory Wave'. More
17 August 2010: Catch22: NCAS supports call to fund internships for care leavers. More
15 August 2010: Release: 'The war on drugs: It's time to end the propaganda. Prohibition isn't working' - letter from Sebastian Saville, the Executive Director of Release, to the Observer. More
12 August 2010: Revolving Doors Agency: Essay on the future of services for people with multiple needs. More
12 August 2010: DrugScope: DrugScope's submission to the spending review. More
11 August 2010: Clinks: Anne Owers is Clinks' new Chair. More
10 August 2010: Public and Commercial Services Union: Mass job losses loom as justice cuts revealed. More
9 August 2010: Young Foundation: Turning the Corner: Beyond incarceration and re-offending. More
8 August 2010: Young Foundation: Our justice system must embrace innovation as a necessity - Anton Shelupanov on the Independent's Eagle Eye blog. More
5 August 2010: Rethink: Criminal justice survey. More
4 August 2010: YoungMinds: YoungMinds appoints new chair Deputy Children's Commissioner Sue Berelowitz. More
4 August 2010: DrugScope: Tell us about changes or cuts in funding. More
1 August 2010: Fawcett Society: Fawcett launches legal challenge to government budget. More
August 2010: Prison Reform Trust: Sentencing review and rehabilitation revolution responses. More
August 2010: Revolving Doors Agency: Key principles of the Coalition Government. More
August 2010: JUSTICE: Briefing for the European Parliament and Council on the European Investigation Order. More
August 2010: JUSTICE: Response to the Home Office Review of Counter-Terrorism Powers. More
30 July 2010: RSA: The potential of recovery capital. More
29 July 2010: Catch22: Catch22 response to Theresa May's announcement on ASBOs. More
29 July 2010: Catch22: National Citizen Service must reach out to all young people. More
28 July 2010: Release: British Crime Survey highlights latest drug use trends. More
27 July 2010: Police Foundation: The police white paper is a step toward accountability - John Graham on the Guardian's Comment is Free site. More
27 July 2010: CCJS: The dangers of politicised policing - Roger Grimshaw on the Guardian's Comment is Free site. More
26 July 2010: DrugScope: DrugScope responds to government's decision to abolish National Treatment Agency. More
26 July 2010: Public and Commercial Services Union: Policing changes could damage fight against crime. More
26 July 2010: JUSTICE: Legal aid cuts must be guided by principle. More
25 July 2010: Restorative Justice Consortium: Offering restorative justice to victims of serious crime would save £185 million over two years by reducing crime. More
23 July 2010: Release: Naphyrone controlled as Class B drug. More
22 July 2010: DrugScope: DrugScope responds to new official data on drug use trends. More
22 July 2010: INQUEST: Eyes of the world look on with incredulity as family brand decision of DPP not to prosecute officer who struck Ian Tomlinson a joke. More
22 July 2010: JUSTICE: Proposed changes to arrest warrant rules 'a free pass to suspected war criminals'. More
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: Legalising the drugs trade: Reducing crime or increasing addiction? 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