“…Instead of aggravating drug addiction, mental health issues, appalling violence and criminality in our prisons, and a lack of education and training and consequently unemployability, our prisons and probation services must be dedicated to addressing and overcoming these issues.”
Record by topic
- Mental health192nd of 89020.0
- Medical ethics & regulation165th of 2262.5
- GP access209th of 2472.0
- NHS waiting lists475th of 5432.0
Also active on mental health
What they’ve said
“…Prisoners on release risk mental health breakdown and relapse into alcohol or drug abuse, and their risks of reoffending are magnified. The right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester referred to the “cycle of reoffending”.”
Early Release Prisoners: Preventing Homelessness and Rough Sleeping · 2026-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…tted a jury trial, while a person of good character—who stands to lose career, family, friends, self-esteem and mental health if convicted of theft—is not. What is the reason? It is because the seasoned criminal is at risk of three years plus, whereas the person of good character is not. Judges differ.”
King’s Speech · 2026-05-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Indeed, more seriously, it might affect an offender’s mental health treatment or treatment for addiction or substance abuse or gambling addiction. A shorter recall might also carry those risks, but the likelihood is far less, and in a case where a shorter recall would be appropriate, those consequences should be avoide…”
Sentencing Bill · 2026-01-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…An eight-week recall might have a damaging effect on mental health treatments which a recently released prisoner was undertaking. Addiction programmes might be undesirably affected. A shorter recall might avoid that.”
Sentencing Bill · 2025-12-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…However, as we in this House know, many prisoners are struggling with addiction and mental health issues and some with problems of aging and illness. For those prisoners, the prospect of education, training, work and purposeful activity may be nugatory.”
Sentencing Bill · 2025-12-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
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