Plymouth based, award-winning women's charity Trevi is pleased to be one of the organisations partnering with The Nelson Trust in delivering an innovative new pilot to establish a Women's Centre in HMP Eastwood Park. The pilot is funded by the Ministry of Justice' Local Leadership and Integration Fund' to improve outcomes for prison leavers.
If you care about the fair and humane treatment of prisoners, why not consider joining the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Channings Wood?
In every prison there is an Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) made up of volunteers drawn from the local community who are appointed to check on conditions in custody. They are independent of the Prison Service and are responsible for monitoring and...
An advanced X-ray body scanner has prevented illegal items, including drugs and mobile phones, entering HMP Channings Wood within just months of being installed.
The innovative equipment being rolled out across England and Wales is part of the Government’s bold £100 million package to boost security in prisons and crack down on crime behind bars.
Police are turning to the public to help them locate three men; two on a recall to prison and one for failing to appear at Plymouth Magistrates Court.
27-year-old Christopher Shakespeare (left in picture) has failed to comply with the conditions of his license and is wanted for a recall to prison. He is described as approximately 5’9” tall of slim build with short brown hair.
A Plymouth man has been jailed after being found guilty of a number of historic child abuse charges.
Hinton Sheryn was found guilty at Plymouth Crown Court on Friday 25th September of 18 counts of indecent assault and gross indecency with children dating back to the 1970s and 80s; one of Sheryn’s victims was as young as six at the time of the abuse.
Police in Plymouth are seeking a 20-year-old man who has failed to comply with licence conditions following his release from prison.
Harry Eveleigh (pictured), who was originally charged with theft, was last seen on 5 June and extensive enquiries have been made to locate him and return him to prison.
Police are asking the public for information about Eveleigh’s whereabouts and...
The number of officers at public-sector prisons in the South West region has been cut by 37 per cent in less than four years, figures obtained by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveal today (Monday 20 October).
Research published by the charity shows that, across England and Wales, there were only 14,170 officer grade staff working in prisons run by the state at the end of June...
Police in Plymouth are looking for John Green, a 36-year-old local man, wanted by police after failing to comply with the conditions of his licence after being released from prison.
Green (pictured) is described as white, 5ft 8ins, medium build, clean shaven with light brown collar-length hair and green eyes. He has a West Country accent.
