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Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt

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Read a wonderful description of Elon Musk’s political theorising as being ‘dorm-room-bong-hit’ level stuff. Very much in evidence here. Surreal barely covers it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAuT...

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

6 in 7 people in prison going through a mental health crisis are not being transferred to hospital quickly enough. Many thanks to @nicksmithitv.bsky.social for highlighting the need for urgent action on this.

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

Great to see prisons charities still joining Bluesky! Welcome to @prisonadvice.bsky.social 👋 You can find lots more in this #CriminalJustice starter pack, inc: @thehowardleague.bsky.social @prisonersadvice.bsky.social @prisonersed.bsky.social But lmk if I’ve missed anyone! go.bsky.app/2sQ9xmz

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

Delighted to say that @prisonadvice.bsky.social is now on Bluesky. We support people in prison to stay in touch with families at more than 60 prisons across England & Wales but get involved in a whole range of issues related to the Justice System. Give us a follow!

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

For every 100 people released from prison 67 are recalled, according to new stats published today. Only a quarter of people recalled committed another crime. The rest broke licence conditions like missing Probation appointments 👇👇 www.prisonadvice.org.uk/latest/news/...

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Just walked past someone on the phone ... 'While I've got you, just one small change' .... I'm hearing 'Get the red pen out, we need a complete rewrite'.

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

Help us support the 100,000+ children who have a parent in prison this Xmas. Donate today and it'll be match-funded by @biggive.bsky.social doubling the impact of your donation. 👇👇 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

New @ofstednews.bsky.social Annual Report notes that prison education can have a "transformative effect" but also that "prison education remains weak, almost without exception". www.gov.uk/government/p...

submitted 85 days ago • 1 comment

Your regular reminder that we cannot build our way out of the prisons crisis .... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

A bit of a ‘non-apology’ apology …. ‘any upset I MAY have caused’. There’s no ‘may’ about it. Would have been much better to say ‘I’m sorry for the upset I caused’.

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

Prison is not a good place for mental health. But I learned some powerful lessons while I was jailed. www.inspirethemind.org/post/what-pr...

submitted 92 days ago • 2 comments

We regularly come across stories like these. FWIW, my take is that it's an extremely difficult balancing act for staff between security and dignity. Staff don't always get it right, but the rules are there for a reason. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

New research by @brainkind.bsky.social shows that 80% of women in criminal justice system in Wales may be living with brain injury. The cohort had “faced significant social disadvantages and exclusion, often starting from a young age.” brainkind.org/complex-lives/

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

UK parliament Justice Committee launches new inquiry into rehabilitation and resettlement Written submissions by by January 10, 2025 committees.parliament.uk/committee/10...

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

Prison leavers will end up back behind bars if they don’t get the support they need. Huge amount of effort goes into finding accommodation on release but too many people still fall through the cracks. inews.co.uk/news/housing...

submitted 93 days ago • 2 comments

Essential starter pack for anyone interested in Criminal Justice ….

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

Good to see a focus on employing prison leavers in a White Paper to be published tomorrow. No doubt we have a Prisons Minister who has led by example in this area. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

submitted 95 days ago • 1 comment

Last year I gave the Prisons’ Week lecture at Liverpool Cathedral, on Changemakers and women’s justice. I talked about Elizabeth Fry, and hopeful uncertainty and where imagination might take us. I’ve discovered it’s on YouTube so sharing it (& my Betsy Fry obsession) m.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jgb...

submitted 96 days ago • 1 comment

Best piece I’ve read about John Prescott in the last few days by Toby Helm @theguardian.com Includes this nugget …. He would always deliberately mispronounce the name Mandelson, sometimes calling him Meddlesome. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments

Spiralling backlogs, leaking rooves, broken alarms, missing video evidence, judges mopping floors and burnt out barristers - I spoke to those working in a crumbling courts system as part of @thetimes Crime and Justice Commission www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

submitted 97 days ago • 9 comments

◾ Why are prisons overcrowded? ◾ Why does it matter? ◾ How did we get into this mess? ◾ Why don’t we just build more prisons? ◾ What should we do instead? These are the questions our overcrowding explainer answers: howardleague.org/why-are-pris... #PrisonsDontWork #Prisons

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

This is a pretty alarming outlook for prisons. There has been so much to welcome since James Timpson took over as Prisons' Minister but without adequate funding in the medium term his hands will be tied.

submitted 98 days ago • 1 comment

Where's Liz Truss when you need her? She could deploy some dogs to bark at the drones. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

submitted 98 days ago • 0 comments

Bit mystified by new Respect orders from the Home Office. There is already law on anti-social behaviour. Pretty sure powers announced for new orders (eg banning from town centres) already available via civil injunctions/criminal behaviour orders. Also concerned that no good data on how to reduce ASB

submitted 98 days ago • 2 comments

A cautionary tale about charity mismanagement…. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

The Justice and Home Affairs Committee is conducting an inquiry into the governance, leadership and staffing of prisons - with written submissions requested by 10 January 2025 committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi...

submitted 100 days ago • 0 comments

Ugh. If you think Playbook would have described a male DPM as ‘feisty’ like this, I have a bridge to sell you.

submitted 100 days ago • 2 comments

I've been followed by so many fab third sector folk lately thanks to being included in a starter pack and thought I'd share the love around. So here's one of all the people out there shouting about social change - my fellow third sector comms people and campaigners go.bsky.app/DBMtM8Y

submitted 101 days ago • 43 comments

Can we have a @fullfact.bsky.social check on this? One of those issues where the facts seem to be a little murky ....

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

A big welcome to @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social An essential follow for anyone interested in the Criminal Justice System.

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

The British Criminology Society Probation & Community Justice Network is holding its 1st Annual Conference, 14 Jan 2025, Sheffield Hallam University. The call for papers deadline is 29 Nov 2024 www.britsoccrim.org/probation-an...

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

There are some bloody brilliant people on this #CriminalJustice #StarterPack Lawyers, commentators and NGOs working in/ discussing topics from the police to the courts to prisons (hi 👋) to probation… Please do share - and let me know if you’d like to be added go.bsky.app/2sQ9xmz

submitted 102 days ago • 23 comments

A word on the Allison Pearson free speech row, and what she describes as a ‘Kafkaesque’ threat to it. We asked her on @thenewsagents.bsky.social to discuss. She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’ Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻‍♂️

submitted 102 days ago • 353 comments