Prison Life
Last updated: 16 January 2026

NOMIS

National Offender Management Information System - a computer system designed to link the Prison Service and Probation. NOMIS aims to provide integrated information sharing between prisons and probation services to support offender management throughout the criminal justice process.

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C-NOMIS

A computer system that is supposed to link the Prison Service and Probation. C-NOMIS was intended to replace P-NOMIS and provide a unified case management system, though implementation has faced significant challenges and delays.

P-Nomis

Prison National Offender Management Information System - the main IT system used in prisons to record and manage prisoner information, including sentence details, movements, and case notes.

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