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No winners
Serving a number of short prison sentences may reduce the ability of prisoners to take responsibility and leads them to believe that reoffending and a return to prison are inevitable.
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Sex in prison: experiences of former prisoners
The aim of this primary research was to learn from former prisoners about their perspectives, experiences, and knowledge of consensual or non-consensual sexual activity and sexuality in prisons in England and Wales.
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Breaking point
The report warned that suicides, assaults and riots would become increasingly common unless urgent action was taken to increase officer numbers and reduce prisoner numbers.
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Healthy sexual development of children in prison
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Women in prison: coercive and consensual sex
Briefing paper by the Commission on Sex in Prison
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Consensual sex among men in prison
The briefing paper considers evidence submitted to the Commission on Sex in Prison by prisoners, former prisoners, prison staff and voluntary sector organisations and makes recommendations for change.
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Punishment in prisons
The report looks at how jails in England and Wales operate disciplinary hearings called adjudications, where allegations of rule-breaking are tried.
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The cost of prison suicide
This research briefing is the first publication of its kind to examine the financial impact that a prisoner’s death by suicide can have on public services.
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Coercive sex in prison
This is the third in a series of briefing papers for the Commission on Sex in Prison.
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Faint Hope: What to do about long sentences
This briefing paper shows that there are lessons to be learned from the way other jurisdictions approach long-term imprisonment.
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