Nacro responds to new data released yesterday (25.04.25) by the government revealing a dramatic rise in the number of people being recalled to prison.
Nacro responds to today’s decision to introduce PAVA spray in children’s prisons.
Nacro responds to yesterday’s (22.04.25) HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) report on the men’s prison HMP Brixton.
A service user who was engaged with our personal wellbeing group shares their positive experience with Nacro.
Today (03.04.25) the Ministry of Justice has published new data on the rising cost of prisons in England and Wales. The cost of sending someone to prison for a year is now £53,801, an increase of 5.3% in one year, highlighting the sharp economic cost of our country’s obsession with imprisonment.
It’s time to celebrate this year’s staff awards winners, an opportunity to celebrate unsung heroes all over the organisation.
Today (18 March 2025) HM Inspector of Prisons published a report on the women’s prison HMP Styal. Findings from the report show soaring rates of self-harm and substance misuse alongside a widespread failure to secure housing for women on release. Nacro’s CEO Campbell Robb, comments on the report.
Today (04.03.25) the Government announced that they will no longer place girls in Young Offenders’ Institutions. This measure has been implemented immediately following recommendations from Susannah Hancock’s independent review, ‘Delivering the best for girls in custody’.
We are pleased to have retained the Matrix Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) accreditation. The Matrix standard is a Department for Education accreditation which validates that our services are thorough and sufficient in meeting our needs.
Nacro’s Head of Policy and Service User Engagement, Andrea Coady, highlights the five key take-aways from the Sentencing Review’s report ‘History and Trends in Sentencing’ (published 18th February 2025). The report outlines the current prison population overcrowding crisis and the drivers of this. Â
