ICPR Director Dr Mai Sato to speak at event on 5 March on women's rights in Iran
ICPR Director and UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, Dr Mai Sato, will speak ...
Female prison population growing faster than male, worldwide
New prison population data reveals that the number of female prisoners has grown much faster than that of male prisoners. Since 2000, the number of women and girls in prison has surged by 57%, compared to a 22% increase in the male prison population.
Professor Mike Hough: Public opinion and sentencing reform
One theme in ICPR’s evidence to the Independent Sentencing Review was about the ways in which public opinion should – and shouldn’t – shape sentencing policy, and this blog summarises the evidence we offered on this.
ICPR submits evidence from its prison labour research to the Justice Committee
We have again drawn on our international prisons research to inform an important inquiry seeking to raise standards in our prison system. ‘Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending’ is the first Justice Committee inquiry of the current parliament.
New report on findings of ICPR's Voicing Loss study, co-published with Gambling with Lives
ICPR today published a new report based on findings of the Voicing Loss research on the coroner service.
ICPR's World Prison Brief data cited by leading news outlets
Journalists here and abroad have been using our prison populations data to make sense of the current crisis facing UK prisons.
Working prisoners in the USA: laws, policies, and practical realities
ICPR has today published a comprehensive new briefing paper exploring the law, policy, and practice of prison work in the United States, with a particular focus on Arizona, California, and Texas.