# prt (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover prt. Page: Feed: --- ## [Blog: Hard choices](https://prisonreformtrust.org.uk/blog-hard-choices/) _2026-08-26 · Alex Hewson · Prison Reform Trust_ Andy Burnham may not have wanted his first week as prime minister to be dominated by the issue of the early release of prisoners. But his decision to pause the scheme and introduce exemptions means that responsibility for the consequences now rests with him. The earlier release of prisoners serving standard determinate sentences may not be politically palatable, but the policy was not devised on a… ## [PRT comment: Chief inspector calls for mental health assessments in police custody](https://prisonreformtrust.org.uk/prt-comment-chief-inspector-calls-for-mental-health-assessments-in-police-custody/) _2026-08-05 · Alex Hewson · Prison Reform Trust_ Commenting on the call by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for assessments in police custody to prevent seriously mentally ill people ending up in prison today (5 August), Pia Sinha, chief executive of the Prison Reform Trust, said: “We welcome the chief inspector’s intervention. Liaison and diversion services were introduced to ensure that people experiencing acute mental ill health are identified… ## [PRT comment: Announcement on review of Sentencing Act release points](https://prisonreformtrust.org.uk/prt-comment-announcement-on-review-of-sentencing-act-release-points/) _2026-08-04 · Emily Evison · Prison Reform Trust_ Commenting on the government’s announcement that it will exclude people convicted of rape and serious child sex offenders from the release provisions in the Sentencing Act 2026, Pia Sinha, chief executive of the Prison Reform Trust, said: “The government was right to listen to the concerns of victims, but it is between a rock and a hard place. The more exclusions it adds the fewer prison places it… ## [PRT comment: Review of Sentencing Act release points](https://prisonreformtrust.org.uk/prt-comment-review-of-sentencing-act-release-points/) _2026-07-25 · Alex Hewson · Prison Reform Trust_ Commenting on the announcement by the Prime Minister of a review of the Sentencing Act release points, chief executive of the Prison Reform Trust, Pia Sinha said: “The Prime Minister is right to take victims’ concerns seriously, but pausing these reforms does not make the prison capacity crisis disappear. These changes to release arrangements were expected to provide the single biggest reduction… ## [PRT comment: Resignation of Lord Timpson as minister for prisons](https://prisonreformtrust.org.uk/prt-comment-resignation-of-lord-timpson-as-minister-for-prisons/) _2026-07-20 · Alex Hewson · Prison Reform Trust_ 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… ## [Government response to Women’s Justice Board report falls short of ambition needed](https://prisonreformtrust.org.uk/government-response-to-womens-justice-board-report-falls-short-of-ambition-needed/) _2026-07-17 · Emily Evison · Prison Reform Trust_ The post Government response to Women’s Justice Board report falls short of ambition needed appeared first on Prison Reform Trust . ## [PRT comment: Lord Laming](https://prisonreformtrust.org.uk/prt-comment-lord-laming/) _2026-07-17 · Emily Evison · Prison Reform Trust_ The post PRT comment: Lord Laming appeared first on Prison Reform Trust . ## [PRT comment: UN calls on UK government to end IPP sentences](https://prisonreformtrust.org.uk/prt-comment-un-calls-on-uk-government-to-end-ipp-sentences/) _2026-07-16 · Alex Hewson · Prison Reform Trust_ Commenting on the renewed call from UN Experts to the United Kingdom that it should undertake an urgent review and re-sentencing exercise for individuals still subject to Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences today (16 July), Mark Day, deputy director of the Prison Reform Trust, said: “The UN’s intervention should be a wake-up call to the government to redouble its efforts to… ## [Government urged not to lose momentum on its commitment to reduce women’s imprisonment](https://prisonreformtrust.org.uk/government-urged-not-to-lose-momentum-on-its-commitment-to-reduce-womens-imprisonment/) _2026-07-15 · Emily Evison · Prison Reform Trust_ The post Government urged not to lose momentum on its commitment to reduce women’s imprisonment appeared first on Prison Reform Trust . ## [Blog: From one generation to the next](https://prisonreformtrust.org.uk/blog-from-one-generation-to-the-next/) _2026-07-13 · Alex Hewson · Prison Reform Trust_ The post Blog: From one generation to the next appeared first on Prison Reform Trust . ## [CLI-first decentralized GPU compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/nPHiMx5DAWB6) _2026-07-13 · **Sponsored**_ Pay workers or run your GPU for FFmpeg transcode and AI inference. ## [Join our Lived Experience Advisory Panel](https://prisonreformtrust.org.uk/join-our-lived-experience-advisory-panel/) _2026-07-01 · Alex Hewson · Prison Reform Trust_ The post Join our Lived Experience Advisory Panel appeared first on Prison Reform Trust .