Juliet Lyon is director of Prison Reform Trust and secretary general of Penal Reform International
April 2016
Why I’m leaving the Prison Reform Trust now
Juliet Lyon
With prison reform firmly on the political agenda there is much still to achieve, but this the right time for me to step down as director of the Prison Reform Trust
November 2014
Ageing population
What does the Care Act mean for older people in prisons?
Prison service is struggling to cope with reasonable health and social care adjustments for people over 60
April 2011
Privatisation will not rehabilitate our prisons
Juliet Lyon
Juliet Lyon: The privatisation of prisons raise ethical questions about the role of incarceration in our society
January 2011
Open prisons are not to blame for Ford riot
Juliet Lyon
Juliet Lyon: The Ford riot shows warnings over alcohol have been ignored – but we should not question open prisons' role in rehabilitation
November 2010
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Denying prisoners the vote is unlawful and uncivilised
Juliet Lyon
Juliet Lyon: The government can not pick and choose which laws it obeys. It must put an end to this archaic punishment of civic death
September 2010
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Putting children in custody punishes disadvantage
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Juliet Lyon: Most young people in custody have had childhoods marked by neglect and abuse. Locking them up is no solution to offending
May 2010
Coalition can break from failed justice policy
Juliet Lyon
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End this ban on prisoners voting
Juliet Lyon
January 2010
More prisons are not the answer
Juliet Lyon
Juliet Lyon: Instead of pumping more public money into prisons, we should invest in education, health, and community programmes
November 2009
Putting victims at the heart of justice
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Juliet Lyon: Making young offenders confront the consequences of their actions can help them avoid falling into a cycle of crime
October 2009
Prisons need the glare of scrutiny
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Juliet Lyon: The scandal of callous pre-inspection inmate swaps shows that we must never take our eye off what happens in jails
July 2009
Older prisoners' shame
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Juliet Lyon: Ronnie Biggs is one of thousands of older people condemned to isolation and humiliation in ill-equipped prisons
June 2009
We need healthier justice
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Juliet Lyon: The number of sick people being recycled around an impoverished prison system is shaming. Reform is needed now
April 2009
Avoiding a Titanic prison disaster
Juliet Lyon
Juliet Lyon: Ditching Titans was a start, but Jack Straw is still committed to huge spending on prison-building and privatisation
March 2009
Why prisoners need the vote
Juliet Lyon
Juliet Lyon: The UK is one of only 12 European countries that still strip prisoners of their voting rights. This must change
February 2009
Titans and turnkeys
Juliet Lyon
Our prisons are inhumane
Juliet Lyon
November 2008
This is not justice
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Juliet Lyon: Vulnerable people with learning difficulties who commit crime can end up lost in a system they do not understand
October 2008
The pram in the cell
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Juliet Lyon: Prison conditions may no longer be Dickensian but young mothers are still going to jail for the same reasons they were in Victorian times
August 2008
The cruellest wait
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Juliet Lyon: Far from toughening up on bail, we should limit the use of jail for people on remand: they are, after all, innocent until proven guilty
