Information from Helen Fair, Research Associate, International Centre for Prison Studies, School of Law King’s College London.
The Edlington brothers deserve leniency
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/feb/18/deborah-orr-edlington
WOOLWICH: Belmarsh Prison healthcare criticised in report
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/5013561.WOOLWICH__Belmarsh_Prison_healthcare_criticised_in_report/
Prison riot bill will top £1m
http://www.rutland-times.co.uk/news/Prison-riot-bill-will-top.6083695.jp
Tories up the stakes in row over knives to two years in prison (Scotland)
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Tories-up-the-stakes-in.6082434.jp
Prison Service In Breach Of Discrimination Laws
http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/33732
DNA database missing profiles of thousands of prisoners
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/feb/18/prisoners-dna-database
Police Chief: send fewer criminals to prison (Scotland)
Community programmes to ease congestion in prisons (Malaysia)
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/20100219080324/Article/index_html
Prison racially integrates inmates (US)
http://folsomtelegraph.com/detail/142260.html
Born behind bars
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/feb/21/pregnant-women-in-prison
French prison system under scrutiny after suicide
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/22/french-prisons-treiber-detainee-death
Logjammed European court reformed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8525524.stm
Sudan: UNAMID, Government Commit to Prison Reform in Darfur
http://allafrica.com/stories/201002220430.html
Prison plan concerns for MP
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/5020075.Prison_plan_concerns_for_MP/
New Law Homes in on Prison Kids (Finland)
http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2010/02/new_law_homes_in_on_prison_kids_1467916.html
Prison visiting group cash move prompts row (Scotland)
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1615330?UserKey=
Policy guidelines introduced for prisoners (Fiji)
http://www.fijivillage.com/?mod=story&id=220210e7917065c2f308d3de976130#
Cell inmates bathe in faeces to protest transfer to prison (Ghana)
http://news.myjoyonline.com/news/201002/42345.asp
Friendly talk and guidance
http://www.felthamcommunitychaplaincy.org/
Prisoner early release scheme to be halted
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/feb/22/prisoner-early-release-scheme-halted
Private bail hostel firm dropped
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8528343.stm
Offender unit to phase out places
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/8528721.stm
Crown Prosecution Service in London is ‘near meltdown’
Dads behind bars: ‘I wrote to apologise to my son’
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article7036657.ece
Envoys Visit Prison for Foreign Criminals (Korea)
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/02/117_61288.html
One Dead, 19 Wounded in Prison Fight in Colombia
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=352699&CategoryId=12393
Cells in Lewes Prison set for overhaul
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/5018142.Cells_in_Lewes_Prison_set_for_overhaul/
Violent incidents in youth prisons rise dramatically over past decade
Prisons are improving, it would be a mistake to cut spending now
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2010/feb/24/anne-owers-chief-inpspector-prisons
Striking a balance between punishment and compassion
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/feb/24/phil-wheatley-national-offender-management-service
Yarl’s Wood: a disgrace
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/feb/23/yarls-wood-detention
Prisoners need ‘more NHS support’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8529201.stm
Foreign inmates await deportation
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/8533460.stm
Three jailed for Peterborough prison cell killing
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/Three-jailed-for-Peterborough-prison.6096028.jp
Prisons crowded to twice their capacity (Lebanon)
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=112068
Child asylum seekers granted 72-hour notice of removal
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/bulletins/Daily-Bulletin/news/985843/?DCMP=EMC-DailyBulletin
MP demands hunger strike inquiry
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8533582.stm
Legislation signals the end of the infamous Gulag system in Russia
Probe after young Erlestoke prisoner found dead
http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/5027387.Probe_after_young_Erlestoke_prisoner_found_dead/
The Plight of Afghan Women in Prison
http://salem-news.com/articles/february242010/afghan_women.php
Prison warders to pay torture victims (Uganda)
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/711016
Children continue to be jailed too far from home
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/bulletins/Youth-Justice/news/986346/?DCMP=EMC-YouthJustice
Cuts cast doubt on planned YOI
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/bulletins/Youth-Justice/news/985539/?DCMP=EMC-YouthJustice
Anne Owers says funding formula for YOI social workers remains remote