David Ramsbotham

David Ramsbotham is a former General of the British Army. Since retirement he has worked with the UN and World Bank on post-conflict reconstruction and as HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales. He was made a Crossbench peer in 2005. He is author of Prisongate: The Shocking State of Britain’s Prisons and the Need for Visionary Change (2003).

Want to improve our prisons, Mr Gove? Stop. Look. Listen.

Former HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, Lord Ramsbotham, offers advice to ministers.

By David Ramsbotham

/ 2 Jun 2015

Why the Jimmy Mubenga trial matters. By ex-Chief Inspector of Prisons Lord Ramsbotham

On Thursday the Crown Prosecution Service announced that three former G4S guards, Stuart Tribelnig, Terry Hughes and Colin Kaler, would stand trial for the manslaughter of Jimmy Mubenga on a BA plane in October 2010. Long before Mubenga's death, Lord Ramsbotham was among those who warned repeatedl

By David Ramsbotham

/ 21 Mar 2014

The State of Britain’s Prisons

From time immemorial, every country in the world has established and maintained a criminal justice system, for the purpose of protecting its public by upholding the law and punishing offenders.

By David Ramsbotham

/ 17 Jun 2008