News

Members of Nacro’s Justice ExChange came together with a range of people with lived experience at Oxford Brookes University in February 2025 as part of a lived experience project with Grow Transform Belong which aims to ensure that people who have lived experience are treated fairly, feel included and are supported in their work.

• Justice
• News

Today HMIP have published a report on the state of womens’ prisons, highlighting the ways in which the prison system is failing women. Our CEO Campbell Robb responds to the report, highlighting how the conditions are having a detrimental impact on the mental health of those inside and broader repercussions for the children and families of women in prison. 

• Comment
• Justice

Today’s Youth Justice statistics reveals that the number of children sent to prison has increased by 21% compared to the previous year, rising from 546 to 660, a four-year high.

• Comment
• Justice

Today the Ministry of Justice have released new statistics on Safety in Custody in prisons across England and Wales. The data reveals:

• Comment
• Justice

Story of Jessica’s problems with healthcare in prison and issues accessing her medication

• Case Study
• Justice

The Ministry of Justice have today announced the launch of the Women’s Justice Board with the aim to cut crime and reduce the number of vulnerable women being sent to prison. Read our full statement

• Comment
• Justice

We share our thoughts on the latest inspection reports from HMP Manchester and HMP Long Lartin. Find out more.

• Comment
• Justice

Closure notice for Nacro Education Centres: Leeds, Longton and Sheffield following adverse weather conditions.

• Announcement
• Education & skills

We respond to the government’s new Prison Capacity Strategy which outlines a new 10-year plan for increasing prison capacity. Read more.

• Comment
• Justice

Our research found that media coverage on young people is twice as likely to be negative (28%) than positive (14%). They found negative framing about under 25s in media coverage through the past year, labelling them as lazy, weak, selfish and dangerous.

• Education & skills
• Justice
• News