Fixing Fixed Term Recall
We are calling on you to help us fix fixed term recall. Below, you will find a selection of copy and assets which you can use to amplify Catch22's latest Insights Paper along with its recommendations within your spheres of influence. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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📈 The use of fixed term recall (FTR) is on the rise, with thousands of prison leavers returning to custody for minor licence breaches, causing further strain on a prison system already at breaking point.
In 2023 alone, there were over 6,600 fixed term recalls back into custody - enough to fill a prison for an entire year. Catch22's latest Insights Paper argues that Fixed Term Recall (FTR) to prison for minor breaches are costly to the system, individuals and wider society – and calls for:
- More intense community-based support for prison leavers as an alternative to FTR
- Prison leavers facing homelessness to be exempt from FTR
- Publication of transparent data on the use and costs of FTR
“Fixing Fixed Term Recall” draws on data analysis from Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, individual testimonies, and a review of current practices in the justice system to explore how the mechanism of FTR is impacting both those subject to it, and the system itself.
The paper argues that FTRs aren't fixing the real reasons why people break their licence conditions, often through housing precarity or substance dependency, and emphasises the inadequacy of the current FTR system to address the challenges faced by prison-leavers. Their use can be compared to pulling a student out of lessons for 2- or 4- weeks, and then expecting them to pass their final exam.
✅ The key findings from the paper show that:
- Quarterly FTRs have nearly doubled in the last two years.
- Most FTRs are due to minor breaches, like missing appointments, rather than committing new crimes.
- FTR periods are rarely used productively to fix the root drivers of non-compliance, and can even exacerbate the challenges that led to licence breach in the first place.
📢 What Needs to Change?
Catch22 is advocating for a system that, especially amid a prison capacity crisis, prioritises rehabilitation over custody. The Insights Paper is calling for:
- Better alternatives to FTR
- Better continuity of rehabilitation
- Better transparency and data sharing around the use of FTR
📖 Read the full Insights Paper and recommendations here:Fixing Fixed Term Recall Insights Paper
#FixingFTR #FixedTermRecall
In 2023 alone, the system saw over 6,600 fixed term recalls to custody. That's enough to fill a small prison for an entire year.
Most of these recalls are not for reoffending. In fact, a lot of the time individuals are given an FTR when their broader resettlement needs, such as stable housing or support with substance use, are not being met.
We know that short periods in custody are ineffective at getting to the root causes of criminogenic behaviour.
That's why we're advocating for better alternatives to FTR; ones that don't disrupt the continuity of an individual's resettlement journey by pulling them back into prison for a mere 2 weeks.
📖 Find out more about FTR; how they're being used, what impact they're having and ways they can be reformed in Catch22's latest Insights Paper 'Fixing Fixed Term Recall'.
#FixingFTR
Read Catch22's "Fixing Fixed Term Recall" paper here. www.catch-22.org.uk
In 2023 alone, the system saw over 6,600 fixed term recalls (FTR) to custody. That's enough to fill a prison for a year.
Most of these recalls are not for reoffending. In fact, a lot of the time individuals are given an FTR when their broader resettlement needs, such as stable housing or support with substance use, are not being met.
We know that short periods in custody are ineffective at getting to the root causes of criminogenic behaviour.
That's why we're advocating for better alternatives to FTR; ones that don't disrupt the continuity of an individual's resettlement journey by pulling them back into prison for a mere 2 weeks.
📖 Find out more about FTR; how they're being used, what impact they're having and ways they can be reformed in Catch22's latest Insights Paper 'Fixing Fixed Term Recall'.
#FixingFTR
Read Catch22's "Fixing Fixed Term Recall" paper here. www.catch-22.org.uk
In 2023 alone, the system saw over 6,600 fixed term recalls (FTR) to custody. That's enough to fill a prison for a year.
Most of these recalls are not for reoffending. In fact, a lot of the time individuals are given an FTR when their broader resettlement needs, such as stable housing or support with substance use, are not being met.
We know that short periods in custody are ineffective at getting to the root causes of criminogenic behaviour.
That's why we're advocating for better alternatives to FTR; ones that don't disrupt the continuity of an individual's resettlement journey by pulling them back into prison for a mere 2 weeks.
📖 Find out more about FTR; how they're being used, what impact they're having and ways they can be reformed in Catch22's latest Insights Paper 'Fixing Fixed Term Recall'.
#FixingFTR
Read Catch22's "Fixing Fixed Term Recall" paper here. www.catch-22.org.uk
Catch22's newset Insights Paper about fixed term recall (FTR) is calling for:
Better alternatives to FTR
- This would involve investment in more community-based rehabilitative alternatives for those facing FTR, such as treatment programmes and high-intensity mentoring services. In particular, prison leavers facing homelessness should be exempt from FTR.
Better continuity of rehabilitation
- Where FTR is deemed necessary, the 2 or 4 weeks back in custody must be used productively by providing timely access to targeted interventions, such as housing or mental health support, and with closer communication with Probation.
Better transparency and data sharing around the use of FTR
- The publication of comprehensive, regular data on FTR figures, costs, and reasons to ensure greater system accountability and evidence-based decision-making.
📖 Find out more about FTR; how they're being used, what impact they're having and ways they can be reformed in Catch22's latest Insights Paper 'Fixing Fixed Term Recall'.
#FixingFTR
Join Catch22's call to fix FTR www.catch-22.org.uk
