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National charity working to end the revolving door of crisis & crime. Posts from the team. Website: https://revolving-doors.org.uk/ Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/4fnnrcns Work with us: https://revolving-doors.org.uk/work-with-us/
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👐 By the time care-experienced people are 24 years old, 50% will have served a custodial sentence in either a young offenders institute or an adult prison. Read lived experience member Anthony's blog about what #VoicesThatCare really means ➡️ revolving-doors.org.uk/care-day-202... #CareDay2025

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A very distressing C4 report tonight on pregnant women prisoners being handcuffed during childbirth, despite it being against MoJ policy. Those policies aren’t worth the paper they’re written on — the only way to keep pregnant women safe is to stop sending them to prison.

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📈 It's time to move beyond cycles of punishment in sentencing. Our latest blog explores this week's report from the Independent Sentencing Review and how 'tough on crime' approaches have undermined public safety and perpetuated social inequalities. Read on ➡️ revolving-doors.org.uk/rethinking-j...

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🤩 Join our team! Details below ⬇️

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🫵 Could YOU be our new Director of Communications? Lead our policy, public affairs, and communications to drive systemic change. Salary: £60k. Flexible 4.5-day week. Hybrid role with a minimum of two days in our London office. Apply by 5pm, 3 March 2025. revolving-doors.org.uk/were-hiring-...

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💡 Revolving Doors' Head of Evidence & Impact Lauren Bennett was at yesterday's Black Criminology Network Conference, sharing findings from our recent review of initiatives tackling racial disparity in the youth justice system. Read more below ⬇️

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📈 Yesterday's Ministry of Justice statistics show a staggering 42% increase in recalls since 2023. 7 out of 10 people released from prison are recalled - compared to 2 in 10 in 2012. Fewer than 25% have committed new offences. The situation is desperate. What needs to change? tinyurl.com/34k83y33

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💡 "To my mind, every court in the country should be a problem solving court." Revolving Doors CEO Pavan Dhaliwal spoke to LBC News' Jim Diamond on Monday about how courts tackling the root causes of offending can help end the revolving door. Read now ➡️ revolving-doors.org.uk/publications...

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💡 Yesterday the Ministry of Justice published the interim report for its Intensive Supervision Courts pilot, which we are evaluating with CFE Research. CEO Pavan Dhaliwal was quoted in the Times explaining how a problem-solving approach is the way forwards. Link ➡️ www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

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This is welcome news. Redirecting focus from imprisoning women to exploring alternatives marks an important shift. Women’s centres achieve better outcomes and are more cost-effective, but they must be adequately funded to succeed. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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🧩 The Government’s newly appointed Women’s Justice Board meets for the first time today. Bringing together sector experts – including Revolving Doors trustee Dame Vera Baird KC – the Board aims to reduce the number of women in custody. Read our response ➡️ revolving-doors.org.uk/deeds-not-wo...

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First findings from intensive supervision courts Process evaluation by @revdoors.bsky.social finds rigorous requirements have helped give people a purpose and a routine which can have wider positive effects on their behaviour and wellbeing. www.russellwebster.com/first-findin...

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💥 It's been a busy start to 2025! Earlier this week members hosted a workshop as part of the new NHS South West Integrated Non-Custodial Services (INCS) - a groundbreaking initiative to ensure people in the justice system with unmet needs can access cross-service support to exit the revolving door.

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💡 The Ministry of Justice UK has announced the launch of Employment Councils to lower reoffending by supporting people away from offending and into work. Read our statement here: revolving-doors.org.uk/a-positive-n...

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The lack of understanding around the process of recall can have significant consequences. To address this, we have created a resource for people leaving prison on licence, and their families, to help them better understand the process. Watch our animation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDat...

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🎆 Happy New Year everyone! Here's what you've all been waiting for: our first ever post on Bluesky. Be sure to give us a follow (if you haven't already), and join us on our journey #BeyondTheCycle of crisis and crime.

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