Prisoners' Advice Service
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Providing access to justice for adult prisoners throughout England and Wales, by offering free and independent advice, support, and representation.
56% of #prisoners at #HMP Featherstone now report that it is easy to obtain illicit #drugs - compared with 33% at the previous #inspection.
HMP Featherstone – HM Inspectorate of Prisons
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January 17, 2026 at 11:51 AM
56% of #prisoners at #HMP Featherstone now report that it is easy to obtain illicit #drugs - compared with 33% at the previous #inspection.
Of the 35,038 #Advice Line #calls we received throughout #2025, 20% were from #Foreign #National #Prisoners - despite them making up 12% of the #prison population.
Prisoners Who Are Foreign Nationals - Prisoners' Advice Service
Foreign nationals (non-UK passport holders) , currently make up 12% of the prison population. Their treatment in UK prisons is degrading compared to the rehabilitative opportunities that are…
prisonersadvice.org.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
The #government has been accused of imposing “swingeing cuts in #prison #education” - while misleading the #public about what is going on.
IMBs slam “swingeing cuts in prison education”
The Government has been accused by a watchdog of imposing “swingeing cuts in prison education” while misleading the public about what is going on. In a letter to Prisons Minister Lord Timpson, Elis…
insidetime.org
January 15, 2026 at 4:51 PM
The #government has been accused of imposing “swingeing cuts in #prison #education” - while misleading the #public about what is going on.
Of the 35,038 #Advice Line #calls PAS received throughout #2025, 5% were from #women - despite making up 4% of the #prison population.
Our Work with Women in Prison - Prisoners' Advice Service
On 13 January, 2025, there were 3,443 women in prison in England and Wales. There were 6,121 receptions of women into prison in the year to June 2024, either on remand or to serve a sentence. (Prison…
prisonersadvice.org.uk
January 14, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Howard League call Ministry Of Justice spending of £4m/yr of #taxpayers’ money on
#HMP #Dartmoor - an empty #prison that it cannot use - illustrative of the prison crisis.
#HMP #Dartmoor - an empty #prison that it cannot use - illustrative of the prison crisis.
Failure at the Ministry of Justice: Scathing PAC report holds Department to account - Committees - UK Parliament
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has returned its scrutiny focus to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).
committees.parliament.uk
January 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Howard League call Ministry Of Justice spending of £4m/yr of #taxpayers’ money on
#HMP #Dartmoor - an empty #prison that it cannot use - illustrative of the prison crisis.
#HMP #Dartmoor - an empty #prison that it cannot use - illustrative of the prison crisis.
Throughout #2025, of the 35,038 #calls received to our #Advice Line, 19% were from #older #prisoners and 52% suffered some form of #illness or #disability.
Prisoners Who Are Older, Ill or Disabled - Prisoners' Advice Service
There are now more older prisoners than ever before in England and Wales; precisely ‘four times the number of people aged 60+ than there were in 2002.’ People aged 60 and over are now the fastest…
prisonersadvice.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Throughout #2025, of the 35,038 #calls received to our #Advice Line, 19% were from #older #prisoners and 52% suffered some form of #illness or #disability.
PAS is delighted to launch our updated #website, which was developed with funding from The #Clothworkers' Foundation and features the expressive prison photography of Andy Aitchison.
Welcome - Prisoners' Advice Service
Latest News PAS aims to provide service of a standard acceptable to all of our users. If we fail to do so, we would like to hear from you. To find out more, please contact the office.
prisonersadvice.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
PAS is delighted to launch our updated #website, which was developed with funding from The #Clothworkers' Foundation and features the expressive prison photography of Andy Aitchison.
The Area #Coroner for #Birmingham and #Solihull has issued a prevention of future deaths notice following the #Spice related death of Derrion Adams at #HMP Birmingham. #drugs
Coroner calls on Prison Service to stop drones delivering drugs into jail
Area Coroner for Birmingham and Solihull Emma Brown has issued a prevention of future deaths notice following an inquest into the death of Derrion Adams at HMP Birmingham. The Coroner’s statement d…
insidetime.org
January 11, 2026 at 11:51 AM
'After years languishing on #indefinite #jail terms, hundreds of #IPP #prisoners have experienced a serious deterioration in their #mentalhealth and now need #hospital care.'
Driven to mental ill-health: The 233 IPP prisoners in secure hospitals
Exclusive: After years languishing on indefinite jail terms, hundreds of prisoners have experienced a deterioration in their mental health to the point where they need hospital care. But when they…
www.independent.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 11:51 AM
'After years languishing on #indefinite #jail terms, hundreds of #IPP #prisoners have experienced a serious deterioration in their #mentalhealth and now need #hospital care.'
Staff failures may have contributed to the death of vulnerable #prisoner Mesut Olgun, who committed #suicide on his first night at #HMP Hewell. #worcestershire #prisons
Failures at HMP Hewell may have contributed to suicide, inquest jury finds
Failures by staff might have contributed to the death of a vulnerable prisoner who took his own life on his first night at HMP Hewell, an inquest jury has concluded. Mesut Olgun died in June 2018, …
insidetime.org
January 9, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Staff failures may have contributed to the death of vulnerable #prisoner Mesut Olgun, who committed #suicide on his first night at #HMP Hewell. #worcestershire #prisons
#Foreign nationals working as #prison officers in #England and #Wales will now keep their jobs after being exempted from new #visa restrictions. #prisons
Visa threat to prison staff is lifted
Foreign nationals recruited to work as prison officers in England and Wales will be allowed to keep their jobs after the Government made them exempt from new visa restrictions. A clampdown on immig…
insidetime.org
January 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Taylor Atkinson's indefinite #IPP sentence 'was likely the most significant factor' that led to his #suicide at #HMP Eastwood Park. #prisoner
IPP was “most significant factor” in a prisoner’s suicide, rules jury
An inquest jury has concluded that a prisoner’s indefinite sentence “was likely the most significant factor contributing to the feelings of despair and mental exhaustion” that led to his suic…
insidetime.org
January 7, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Peers have now called for a panel of #judges to reconsider the individual plight of 2,500 #IPP prisoners languishing in prison.
Fresh proposals for panel of judges to reconsider cases of every IPP prisoner
Lords have tabled fresh proposals in a bid to convince Labour to help almost 2,500 prisoners trapped on cruel indefinite jail terms
www.independent.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
An #urgentnotification of #HMP Swaleside has been invoked in light of dangerously high rates of #violence, #drug use and #selfharm. #kent #prisoners
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January 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
An #urgentnotification of #HMP Swaleside has been invoked in light of dangerously high rates of #violence, #drug use and #selfharm. #kent #prisoners
hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/dangero...
hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/dangero...
Prisoners Education Trust have published their new #2026 #Prospectus – featuring #AI , #sustainability and new #digital #learning #courses.
January 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Prisoners Education Trust have published their new #2026 #Prospectus – featuring #AI , #sustainability and new #digital #learning #courses.
Former #prisoner Andrew Morris discusses his experience of the #IPP #sentence after 12 years in #jail:
Ep52: Locked in limbo - the forgotten IPP prisoners
The Transform Justice Podcast · Episode
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January 1, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Centre for Mental Health state that support for #prisoners who have experienced #trauma is critical to improving #mentalhealth and #rehabilitation in the #criminaljusticesystem.
Mental health support in prisons must recognise the impact of childhood trauma, says Centre for Mental Health - Centre for Mental Health
Specialised mental health support that recognises the trauma that most people in the prison system have experienced is critical to improving mental health
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk
December 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Centre for Mental Health state that support for #prisoners who have experienced #trauma is critical to improving #mentalhealth and #rehabilitation in the #criminaljusticesystem.
Darren Docherty committed #suicide less than a week after being released #homeless from #HMP Stoke Heath. #prisons @InsideTime
Homelessness contributed to suicide of former Stoke Heath prisoner
Homelessness may have been a factor in the suicide of a former prisoner who killed himself less than a week after his release from custody. Darren Docherty was discovered dead in woodland near Stok…
insidetime.org
December 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Prisoners Education Trust have called for better #digital #learning in #prison to boost #employment prospects for those leaving #custody .
Getting connected: eight ways to boost digital learning in prisons - Prisoners' Education Trust
A new briefing published by Prisoners' Education Trust (PET) calls for a long-term strategy for digital learning in prison.
prisonerseducation.org.uk
December 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Prisoners Education Trust have called for better #digital #learning in #prison to boost #employment prospects for those leaving #custody .
70% of #prisoners from #HMP YOI Doncaster did not have sustainable #accommodation on release and 20% were released #homeless.
December 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
70% of #prisoners from #HMP YOI Doncaster did not have sustainable #accommodation on release and 20% were released #homeless.
Please be aware that our Advice Line will be closed from this Wednesday 24th December to Sunday 4th January inclusive.
The Advice Line will re-open as normal from Monday 5th January.
The Advice Line will re-open as normal from Monday 5th January.
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Please be aware that our Advice Line will be closed from this Wednesday 24th December to Sunday 4th January inclusive.
The Advice Line will re-open as normal from Monday 5th January.
The Advice Line will re-open as normal from Monday 5th January.
Please be aware that our Advice Line will be closed from Wednesday 24th December to Sunday 4th January inclusive.
The Advice Line will re-open as normal from Monday 5th January.
The Advice Line will re-open as normal from Monday 5th January.
December 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Please be aware that our Advice Line will be closed from Wednesday 24th December to Sunday 4th January inclusive.
The Advice Line will re-open as normal from Monday 5th January.
The Advice Line will re-open as normal from Monday 5th January.
Ricky Crosher's death at #HMP Lowdham Grange could have been prevented had the #prison provided adequate #healthcare.
Proper care could have saved another life at HMP Lowdham Grange, inquest finds
The life of a prisoner at HMP Lowdham Grange could have been saved had he received adequate care, an Inquest jury decided. Ricky Crosher died at HMP Lowdham Grange in Nottinghamshire on 11 October …
insidetime.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Ricky Crosher's death at #HMP Lowdham Grange could have been prevented had the #prison provided adequate #healthcare.
Please be aware that our Advice Line will be closed this afternoon - Monday 15th December - but will re-open as normal on Wednesday.
December 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Please be aware that our Advice Line will be closed this afternoon - Monday 15th December - but will re-open as normal on Wednesday.