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Commission on English Prisons Today
Over a period of two years this independent Commission looked at the driving forces influencing change and practice including legislation, politics and the media. It considered the principles, purpose and limits of a penal system and how it should sit alongside other social policy strategies.
News releases and media coverage of the Commission can be found in the news section of the Commission's website.
The report
A landmark report into the prison system was published on Thursday 2 July 2009.
Free do download through our online publications section.
View a short film from the report launch.
House of Lords debate
On 22 February, Lord Carlile of Berriew lead a debate in the House of Lords on the findings of Commission on English Prisons Today.
Read the Hansard transcript of the debate
Further information
Further information about the Commission, including the terms of reference, list of Commissioners, publications and notes from evidence sessions and visits can be found on the Commission's website.
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