News
- 11.08.2010 | Daily Telegraph Ministry of Justice job cuts put the public at risk, union warns
- 11.08.2010 | Guardian Commissioner Paul Stephenson opposes Kenneth Clarke’s plans to lock up fewer criminals
- 15.08.2010 | Independent Failed by her keepers: Ana Attia’s Story
- 28.08.2010 | BBC News Cutting short term jail sentences ‘will not reduce crime’
Our Research
- Martin Wright Towards a Restorative Society
- Matrix Evidence Are Short-Term Prison Sentences Efficient and Effective?
Welcome to Make Justice Work:
Make Justice Work is a new media campaign launched by Roma Hooper to highlight the cost and ineffectiveness of short term prison sentences and improve public confidence in community sentences.
Britain has too many prisoners, costing too much money with not enough attention to their rehabilitation. It is time to make justice work.
Latest News:
Make Justice Work is recruiting a new Head of Operations
Make Justice Work arepleased to announce a new vacancy opening at the organisation: we are looking to recruit a new Head of Operations. For more information on the position and details of who to contact please have a look at the job specification document here.
Read Roma’s Blog:
Channel 4 documentary yet again highlights the poignant problem of drugs in our prison system
“Britain is gripped by the unprecedented coverage in the media around short prison sentences and the need for government to look very seriously at the cost and ineffectiveness such sentences have on the majority of offenders has never been more important…
Our Ambassador Pledge:
“You would think by now we would understand that only by effective work on rehabilitation- inside and outside prison- can we cut crime. We have a revolving door prison service that increases crime- not reduces it.”
Stephen Bubb, Chief Executive Officer, Acevo
Click here to read more thoughts on short term prison sentences by our Ambassadors.

