Publications

PRT seeks to influence policy makers by gathering, analysing and publishing the facts about prisons; promoting good practice and celebrating success; understanding the realities but seeing the possibilities.

In this section you can find all of our publications. From research reports which take a detailed dive into an issue, through to short focused briefings on a particular topic.

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April 2024 Invisible Women: Progression The third briefing in our ‘Invisible Women’ series puts a spotlight on progression. Invisible Women: Progression
February 2023 Progression within a prison: A report by HMP Rye Hill Building Futures Working Group The Building Futures Network was launched in 2021 to explore the challenges faced by prisoners servi... Progression within a prison: A report by HMP Rye Hill Building Futures Working Group
November 2022 Child Impact Assessment This Child Impact Assessment was co-created by Prison Reform Trust Associate and Churchill Fellow Sa... Child Impact Assessment
October 2022 Making Progress? What progression means for people serving the longest sentences This report presents the findings of a prisoner consultation carried out by PRT’s Building Futures... Making Progress? What progression means for people serving the longest sentences
December 2021 It Doesn’t Have To Be Like This The Covid-19 pandemic has brought an unprecedented experience of prolonged isolation to prisons with... It Doesn’t Have To Be Like This
November 2021 Invisible Women: Understanding women’s experiences of long-term imprisonment Most women received into prison are serving short prison sentences of less than 12 months. However, ... Invisible Women: Understanding women’s experiences of long-term imprisonment
October 2021 Long-term prisoners: the facts The last 20 years has seen a dramatic increase in the number of people serving long prison sentences... Long-term prisoners: the facts
December 2020 No life, no freedom, no future: The experiences of people recalled whilst serving IPP sentences This report explores the experiences of people recalled back to prison whilst serving an IPP sentenc... No life, no freedom, no future: The experiences of people recalled whilst serving IPP sentences
January 2019 What incentives work in prison? A Prisoner Policy Network Consultation The first report of the Prisoner Policy Network, an emerging network of current serving prisoners, e... What incentives work in prison? A Prisoner Policy Network Consultation
July 2018 What about me? The impact on children when mothers are involved in the criminal justice system This report considers the impact on children of maternal imprisonment, finding that this not only da... What about me? The impact on children when mothers are involved in the criminal justice system
December 2015 Deep Custody: segregation units and close supervision centres in England and Wales Segregation units and close supervision centres (CSCs) are complex places, where some of the prison&... Deep Custody: segregation units and close supervision centres in England and Wales