Feb 1, 2019
In October 2018, Prisons Minister Rory Stewart announced that officers in adult-male prisons would be equipped with PAVA: a synthetic pepper spray, which temporarily incapacitates those it is used on. Now government has released a report on PAVA’s pilot in 4 prisons last year. We go over the key findings and...
Feb 1, 2019
We respond to a message from Paul in HMP Durham. He has been in and out of prison over 30 times and wants to know what support he should be getting to help with his mental health problems. Solicitor and prison law expert Claire Salama is in the studio to answer this and another question about recall.
Feb 1, 2019
In October 2018, Prisons Minister Rory Stewart announced that officers in adult male prisons would be equipped with PAVA: a synthetic pepper spray, which temporarily incapacitates those it is used on. It was introduced following a trial to help reduce serious harm to prisoners and staff. John in HMP Holme House has...
Feb 1, 2019
Solicitor and prison law expert Claire explains prison classifications from A to D, and tells us what you can do if you are refused Cat D Open Conditions.
Feb 1, 2019
We’ve had another letter about Home Detention curfew– the scheme that allows some people to be released before the midpoint of their sentence, while wearing an electronic tag. Alan in HMP Lindholme is serving two concurrent sentences and wants to know what that means for his HDC date.