Thematic Reviews and Research Publications

The Inspectorate contributes to the wider discussion of prison matters by undertaking thematic reviews. The table below lists the publications in reverse date order.

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Publication Title	Publication Date
'No problems - Old and quiet': Older prisoners in England and Wales (file size 1.9 Mb) This is a very large file and may take some time to download.	December 2004
Juveniles in Custody: A unique insight into the perceptions of young people held in Prison Service (file size 264 Kb)	April 2004
Girls in Prison: The education and training of under-18s serving Detention and Training Orders (file size 274 Kb)	April 2004
Joint Inspection Report into Persistent and Prolific Offenders (file size 269 Kb) Appendix ( file size 118 Kb)	February 2004
Through the Prison Gate: A Joint Thematic Review by HM Inspectorates of Prisons and Probation (file size 872 Kb)	September 2001
A Second Chance: A Review of Education  and Supporting Arrangements within Units for Juveniles managed by HM Prison Service (file size 490 Kb
The Responsible Prisoner: An exploration of the extent to which imprisonment removes responsibility unnecessarily and an invitation to change (file size 268 Kb)	November 2001
Follow-up to Women in Prison : A Thematic Review	July 2001
Unjust Deserts: A Thematic Review of the Treatment and Conditions for Unsentenced Prisoners in England and Wales (file size 615kb)	December 2000
Inspection of Close Supervision Centres - Aug-Sep 1999	March 2000
Suicide is Everyone's Concern	May 1999
LIFERS	February 1999
Young Prisoners	November 1997
Women in Prison	July 1997
Patient or Prisoner? A new strategy for health care in prisons.	October 1996

Hard Copies of Reports

Hard copies of inspection reports can be obtained from:

HM Inspectorate of Prisons
First Floor
Ashley House
2 Monck Street
London SW1P 2BQ.

Tel: 020 7035 2136
Fax: 0207 035 2142