Prison Reform Trust
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The Prison Reform Trust (PRT) was founded in 1981 in
PRT offers advice and information to thousands of people every year: prisoners, their families, prison and probation staff, the legal profession, students, academics and interested members of the public. PRT organise an annual lecture (delivered by Charles Clarke MP, Home Secretary, in 2005), and a range of conferences and seminars which attract high-profile speakers and large audiences.
The Prison Reform Trust carries out research on all aspects of prison. Recent studies include: prisoners' views on prison education, the mental health needs of women prisoners, older prisoners, prisoner councils, foreign national prisoners, prisoner votes, and a report into how sentencers make the decision to imprison offenders.
Stephen Shaw was Director of PRT from 1981 to 1999, when he became the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman for England and Wales.[1] He was succeeded as Director by Juliet Lyon.
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See also
- Addaction
- Centre for Crime and Justice Studies
- Centre for Mental Health
- Centre for Social Justice
- Nacro
- Revolving Doors Agency
References
- ^ Travis, Alan (9 July 2003). "A look inside". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
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