Cassia Rowland
Associate Director
All work
Progress on public services has been slower than hoped
Labour is banking on reforms to improve public services.
Key omissions risk undermining the government’s bold sentencing goals
Not all of David Gauke's recommendations have been taken on by the government.
Focusing on education and training in prisons could save money in the long term
Expanding training and education provision in custody is the right move.
Inside England and Wales’s prisons crisis: Which prisons do well?
Some types of prison perform better than others, but open prisons are the clear stand-out across all metrics.
Inside England and Wales's prisons crisis: How has performance changed over time?
Rates of violence, protesting behaviours and self-harm are all rising in a clear majority of prisons in England and Wales.
Inside England and Wales’s prisons crisis: Summary
Violence, self-harm and ‘protesting behaviours’ have risen sharply across almost all prisons.
Inside England and Wales's prisons crisis
What is driving the differing performance of prisons around the country?
Inside England and Wales's prisons crisis: Annex and regression methodology
The methodology underpinning the analysis in this report.
Inside England and Wales’s prisons crisis: What should the government do with these findings?
National deterioration reflects systemic problems more than widespread failures by individual governors or especially challenging prisoner cohorts.
Inside England and Wales's prisons crisis: What might be driving differences in performance?
A higher proportion of prisoners in crowded accommodation is associated with higher rates of violence and protesting behaviour.