PRT comment: Resignation of Lord Timpson as minister for prisons

Commenting on the announcement that Lord Timpson has resigned as Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, Pia Sinha chief executive of the Prison Reform Trust, said: “We are sad to hear the news of Lord Timpson’s decision to resign as Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending. Lord Timpson took over as prisons minister during a time of acute crisis…