4 days ago · the weekly online National Newspaper for Prisoners & Detainees

Dec 16, 2024 · In recent years, the number of individuals held on remand in prison has reached critical levels, causing significant strain on the criminal justice system. In March 2024 the number of people on remand in prison reached 16,485, having risen by 13 per cent since March 2023 to the highest level in over 50 years. Remand…

Dec 16, 2024 · Each month, Inside Time lists the latest inspection reports for UK prisons. Reports for your prison - including an easy read version - should be available in the prison library or online Bedford “Fragile progress in some areas, but violence still on the rise.” Public-sector Category B men’s local prison with a reception and resettlement…

Apr 23, 2024 · The prison system in the Netherlands is often used as a model for other countries because of their success in reducing the number of people in custody whilst also reducing the crime rate by cutting reoffending. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has now produced a report that supports their work and specifically highlights their progress…

Nov 30, 2015 · 25 years of news and views behind bars Last month, the Founder and Editor of Inside Time, Eric McGraw gave PET’s Annual Lecture. The lecture, on Monday 2 November 2015, was followed by a discussion with a panel and audience question and answer session. "When I look back to the birth and early development of…

May 2, 2017 · To mark the publication of their new book, Peace Inside: A prisoner’s guide to meditation - Director of the Prison Phoenix Trust and the book’s editor Sam Settle shares some of his journey and explains the value of Yoga and meditation with Inside Time readers Born in Virginia in the United States, Sam Settle’s life…

Jeffrey Clark= I was a prisoner in Featherstone prison from 2011 to 2012 I read and enjoyed reading inside time during my stay there and was wondering if you had any back issues from this time.

Dec 29, 2024 · I'm writing in response to the news article ‘First failing Cat-C jail’ (October). An inspection of Rochester by Charlie Taylor in August found squalid conditions, rising violence and self-harm, widespread drug use, and a lack of actively preparing men for release. I have now served three years and three months, and I have been at…

Dec 22, 2024 · In 2015 I was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment (later reduced to nine on appeal). Entering prison a matter of weeks after my 18th birthday was difficult. I spent the vast majority of my sentence in Cat-B locals, as a lot of prisons don't take prisoners under the age of 21. Cat-B locals are violent,…

3 days ago · Prison, they say, is what you make of it. Two years I've been in prison now and it's made me into a better person both physically and mentally. I hear so much negativity in here and finally I’ve figured out why people expect things to happen and don't help themselves at all. The most common…