Contents
1 The Ministry’s current approach to managing the prison population and its financial sustainability
The Justice Secretary’s speech to Reform
The Prisons Minister’s perspective
The Ministry’s objectives for prisons
The Prison Safety and Reform White Paper
Wider rehabilitative strategies
Towards an overarching strategic approach?
The financial implications of the current system and the need to invest
2 The prison population current and projected
The complex and challenging nature of the prison population
Overrepresentation of BAME individuals
Prison population projections to 2022 and beyond
Implications of projections for resources
3 Explaining the growth in the prison population
4 Getting the basics right and providing strong incentives for prisoners to reform
The impact of initiatives to improve safety
Tackling organised crime and drugs
HMPPS capacity to improve safety and create rehabilitative cultures
The respective roles of the Ministry and HMPPS
Managing safely and effectively the prison population
Managing complex and challenging needs
The coordination of interventions
The environment in which rehabilitative work is undertaken
Meeting the needs of particular cohorts of prisoner
Sentence progression and parole
People serving indeterminate sentences of imprisonment for public protection (IPP)
Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL)
The Prison Estate Transformation Programme
Progress on reforming the prison estate
Modernisation and reconfiguration of the estate
Alternative future accommodation options
5 Tackling reoffending through a cross-departmental approach
The impact of reoffending on demand on prisons
The cross-departmental Reducing Reoffending Group
Community based treatment for mental health and substance misuse
Exploring options for, and building confidence in, non-custodial sentences
Reducing the use of short prison sentences
Confidence in community sentences
Sentencer feedback and judicial monitoring
Electronic monitoring and Home Detention Curfew
Conclusions and recommendations
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
Published: 3 April 2019