Article in “Independent Monitor” – the IMB newsletter July 2021

There is occasional confusion in the minds of prisoners and their families between IMB members and prison visitors. Roy Hanley (NAOPV chair) sheds light upon OPVs and their work.

Covid 19 and prisons – latest info

October 5th:

The 4 stage process is gradually changing the status of prisons plus link to HMPPS September 2021 report on Covid-19 in prisons

Latest prison statistics

Number of prisons – 118 in England and Wales; of these, 104 are run by HMPPS, while three private companies operate 14: Serco and Sodexo manage 5 each and G4S manages 4.

2017 NEWSLETTER

Annual newsletter from 2017

2016 NEWSLETTER

Annual newsletter from 2016

Shirley Clegg MBE

The life & times of Shirley Clegg, MBE. Twenty seven years in a high security prison

New NAOPV website

The NAOPV is pleased to announce the launch of our new-look website.

HRH The Princess Royal visit to HMP Channings Wood

As reported in the May ebulletin, Princess Anne, our Patron, visited HMP Channings Wood just before lockdown. The day was a great success.

Folsom Prison Blues

Where the Koestler Trust brings us art-in-prison we thought we would include prisons-in-art – an occasional link to YouTube – the late and great Johnny Cash singing “Folsom Prison Blues”…