Prison system examined by Committee
11 October 2018
The Justice Committee holds its fourth evidence session as part of its inquiry into Prison Population 2022: planning for the future.
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Purpose of the session
The purpose of this session is to examine the current and future pressures on the prison system and the implications for strategic and operational policy, including:
- how prisons respond to and seek to rehabilitate the current prison population, including those eligible for parole and particular cohorts of prisoner
- the impact of accommodating a more complex and challenging population
- the latest research on offender supervision and the implications for future practice
- issues relating to the recruitment and training of prison officers, forensic psychologists and prison leaders.
Witnesses
Wednesday 10 October 2018 in Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster.
At 10.00am:
- Professor Nick Hardwick, Royal Holloway University
- Dee Anand, British Psychological Society
- Mark Day, Prison Reform Trust
At 10.45am:
- Sonia Crozier, Director of Probation, HM Prison and Probation Service
- Martin Jones, Chief Executive, Parole Board
- Dr Jo Bailey, Head of Psychology, HM Prison and Probation Service
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