Building positive relationships in prison is challenging. As a professional working with individuals who may be experiencing emotional dysregulation, the question is how to make those meaningful, impactful connections that facilitate good rehabilitative work. So, what does a good relationship look like? Is the person engaging with me in a… By Gemma Waller ...
For professionals working with individuals who have a criminal record, employment is often a key focus. A stable job can bring structure, routine and the opportunity to rebuild self-worth. It helps people move away from offending and toward a future that feels both purposeful and achievable however securing that first… By Chris English ...
The Ministry of Justice’s latest Reducing Reoffending: Evidence Synthesis (April 2025) offers an interesting update on the effectiveness of interventions designed to reduce reoffending in England and Wales. Why This Matters Data suggests that reoffending remains a persistent challenge. According to recent figures, nearly half of adults released from custody… By Jonathan Hussey ...
By Gemma Waller What do you think prison is like? This is the question most people think when they have a first-time custodial sentence hanging over them. What is it like? How will I survive? Perhaps they have reruns of a thousand prison films running through their mind. The reality… WWO ...
Supporting Change, Not Just Managing Risk Working with people who have offended is often challenging, complex, and, at times, frustrating — but it can also be deeply rewarding. Behind every offence is a story, and behind every individual is potential. When we stop viewing people solely through the lens of… WWO Team ...
The proposed revisions reflect changes in legislation, developments in case law, recent sentencing research, and feedback from criminal justice practitioners. The Imposition guideline sets out the general principles for imposing community orders and custodial sentences, and in what circumstances a custodial sentence can be suspended, among other sentencing considerations. The… The Sentencing Council has published a consultation on proposed revisions to the Imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline. ...
A new report published last week by the Tower Hamlets based charity Osmani trust investigate the experiences of young Muslims offenders with a particular focus on two key issues: The reasons that led them to offend, their experiences and views about the support services available in prison and before release… The report is based on a literature review and interviews with 25 young adult Muslim ex-offenders aged 18-30, mainly from East London ...
The Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has announced a partial reform to the sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection, commonly known as IPPs. Mr Chalk has proposed changes to the indefinite licence period which all IPP prisoners are subjected to, by introducing government amendments to the Victims and Prisoners bill which… Three years after their release, a person serving an IPP will be automatically referred to the Parole Board for a review of their licence....
The inspectorates of prison and probation alongside Ofsted have today published a joint thematic inspection of work with children subject to remand in youth detention. Its headline conclusion was that some children could be better cared for in the community rather than youth detention. At any given time, there are… A substantial minority of children had a significant history of escalating social care involvement, including receiving support through child protection planning, or they were already in care at the time of the initial remand ...
The disproportionate use of PAVA incapacitant spray on Black, Black British and Muslim prisoners is now so firmly established that it has become normalised, according to a new analysis published yesterday by the Prison Reform Trust. The briefing reveals that since PAVA spray was introduced, the scale of the disparity… The official guidance is that prison officers are permitted to use PAVA spray when there is: “serious violence or an imminent or perceived risk of it”....