Archive for February, 2008

Prison Service conference report

I went to the Prison Service conference last week and picked up a lot of gossip and stuff and thought I would pass it on. So here goes.
The name NOMs will continue but it will be an Agency, which the Prison Service is currently but NOMs isn’t. It will all start on 1 April.
Commissioning is [...]

February 11, 2008   Posted in: Government policy, Inside prisons  No Comments

Radio 1 as petulant as the Prison Service

Driving in to work this morning flicking radio channels. XFM I think it was, had the Nickleback song about being a rock star, very jolly, not cool any more I know but then I am not cool either at my age. Flicked again as I didn’t like the next song and ended up on Radio [...]

February 6, 2008   Posted in: Howard League  No Comments

Prison food must improve

Giving children in prison a pill hoping it will have a miracle effect on their behaviour is misguided.В  The Prison Service is allowing an experiment on children in prison giving them supplements. Research carried out for the School Food Trust (of which I am Board member) by King’s College, London, does show a clear link [...]

February 5, 2008   Posted in: Inside prisons  No Comments