Plymouth Humanists

April’s talk is being given by Rob Preece from The Howard League for Penal Reform.

By the prison service’s own measure of safe and decent accommodation, there are about 80,000 prison places in England and Wales. But official projections published by the Ministry of Justice indicate that there could be as many as 114,800 people in prison in four years’ time.

As a general election draws nearer, this talk will examine the scale of the challenge that awaits whichever party assumes responsibility for the prison system in the years ahead. Studying evidence from Dartmoor and Exeter prisons, as well as jails further afield, we will explore how the crisis came about, how it might escalate, and, most importantly, how we might solve it.

This event is free and all are welcome, although we do ask for a voluntary contribution (in cash please) to help cover speakers’ costs.

For accessability information on the venue (which is in the Barbican Theatre building) please see this link: https://www.accessable.co.uk/venues/barbican-theatre