Prisons: Reform

(asked on 14th July 2016) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what her plans are for prison reform.


Answered by
Sam Gyimah Portrait
Sam Gyimah
This question was answered on 22nd July 2016

I am committed to continuing the vital work of prison reform. We need to create safe, secure and purposeful prisons with regimes that help rehabilitate offenders so there are fewer victims in the future. This a key part of the Government’s commitment to delivering social justice for all.

We already have an ambitious agenda to modernise the prison estate, improve education and empower governors, so that we can tackle issues like drugs and violence which are key to cutting reoffending and keeping staff and prisoners safe.

I want to see radical reform of prisons and will set out the next steps in coming weeks.

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