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Our justice system, designed for men, is not working for women Our online event, on 18 March, will here from Birth Companions’ Naomi Delap and women’s justice expert Liz Hogarth on what needs to be done www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/online-event...

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“Rather than focusing on what the appeal court may do, we think the CCRC should first form its own view as to whether a conviction may be unsafe” www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...

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“From the age of 15, 16, I was in the house all the time, because if I left the house, I knew I was going to end up getting stopped and searched” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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“Holding bystanders responsible for what was ‘sadly an unplanned, spontaneous stabbing’ committed by an individual had ‘delayed justice’.” www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...

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“I’m quite a strong person, but... I still wake up in a sweat with night terrors... Prison is so unhealthy – not only for mothers, but the baby as well. I’m so grateful to be out, but the effects of being pregnant in prison will be everlasting” www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Politicians have “operated in a vacuum, increasing sentencing for individual crimes without considering the knock-on impact on the wider system” www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...

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Useful overview www.civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/art...

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“Perhaps the government should try something novel when it comes to dealing with the prison problem: treat the public as if they are capable of nuanced thinking” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Lengthy interview with Lord Timpson in The Times today, but nothing much new in it. Feels like everything’s really on hold now, until @davidgauke.bsky.social’s review reports. www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...

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I was sorry to learn of the death of Martin Wright, restorative justice champion, and a kind, generous soul He was a trustee of @crimeandjustice.bsky.social for many years, well into his seventies, and we kept regularly in touch after he stepped down rj4all.org/remembering-...

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Missed this from a few days ago (thanks, Clinks, for the tip-off) Useful @theifs.bsky.social overview of trends in justice spending in England and Wales since the early 2000s ifs.org.uk/publications...

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Timely briefing from the House of Commons Library on the role and function of the different government law officers across the UK commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

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An inquiry into Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation in Wales has been announced by the Welsh Affairs Committee Deadline for submissions: 21 March 2025 committees.parliament.uk/work/8905/pr...

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Thank you @luketaylorld.bsky.social for highlighting the importance of a public health approach to tackling knife violence earlier today and for mentioning our work

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Last week our Director, @richardjgarside.bsky.social, argued that the prisons were in a terrible state because politicians had failed to think through what prisons were for, how they should be organised, and how they should be paid for What do you think? www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/we-can-all-d...

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“Privatisation of prison maintenance has seen conditions deteriorate, with many in a state of squalor evidenced by a crumbling estate, rodent infestations and appalling conditions for staff and prisoners alike” www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

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Missed this announcement from last week Former Chief Inspector of Prisons, Dame Anne Owers, appointed to lead prison capacity crisis review www.gov.uk/government/p...

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“We’re talking about human misery for... wrongly convicted people in prison. It can’t just be a joke show. It can’t be a circus. It’s got to be a properly functioning organisation” www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...

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Female colleagues should never be expected to share changing facilities with male colleagues regardless of how they identify. It's wrong, and unlawful. But that's what happened to Sandie Peggie, a nurse working for NHS Fife. Today's Observer column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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“It’s terrible because these people haven’t done something which warrants a life sentence and a lot of them are serving longer than people on a life sentence” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

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every day we see more and more evidence of society descending into utter lawlessness and chaos

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Too much of court time is spent on trivial cases that the police could handle, argues @penelopegibbs.bsky.social of @transformjustice.bsky.social This is the first in a series of articles we are publishing, discussing ideas for sentencing reform www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/free-courts-...

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Decaying, short-staffed prisons no place for rehabilitation Our evidence to the House of Commons Justice Committee inquiry into prison rehabilitation and resettlement www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/decaying-sho...

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My latest commentary Politicians do the easy work: talking tough and passing legislation pumping up demand for more prisons They fail to do the difficult work: thinking through what an appropriate prison capacity might be and how it should be paid for www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/we-can-all-d...

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“The problem we must solve is simple... We are sending too many women to prison. We are sending the wrong women to prison. And the harm this causes is passing down generations, hurting children as much as their mothers” www.gov.uk/government/s...

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An international embarrassment and stain on our justice system Our director @richardjgarside.bsky.social sat down recently with NTD news to discuss the IPP sentence Watch the whole interview here youtu.be/vPpe6m52EbI?...

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“The lack of attention to prevention is deplorable... It is imperative that any new... strategy comes with spending commitments that match the scale and seriousness of an epidemic of offending” www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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“We can all do the maths” The most senior civil servant in the Ministry of Justice admits to MPs that department doesn’t have the money to maintain prisons youtu.be/7V5UiKFfnQQ?...

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“They don’t want you to see the slave labor going on inside... We’re at a humanitarian crisis level” www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...

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Useful overview of knife crime statistics in England and Wales from the House of Commons Library commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

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Last week, in a excellent article for @crimeandjustice critiquing the government’s approach to women’s imprisonment, John Podmore came up with a great phrase – “the bureaucracy of begging” – to describe the endless cycles of funding bids that bedevils the work of charities

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“Each day, I was woken at 5.30am... We would then be put in a van for a two-hour journey to court... It was hard to prepare for the trial: you’re not allowed... pens or paper... so I wrote my closing statement on the back of an envelope in blue crayon” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee will be hearing from senior civil servants this afternoon on government plans to expand prison capacity Watch it from 3:30 pm here parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

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House of Lords Library briefing from late last week on the stuttering attempts by successive governments to increase rape prosecutions lordslibrary.parliament.uk/rape-levels-...

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Earlier this week, we published a critique of government inaction on women’s prisons by former prison governor John Podmore “Spot on”, “Exactly what is needed”, “Excellent piece”. Just some of the responses we received

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“Ultimately, we are not opposed to considering a public sector option” Prisons minister Lord Timpson yesterday conceded that, just maybe, the disastrous privatised prison maintenance contracts might be scrapped

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Awful murders. Extraordinary sentence news.sky.com/story/southp...

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Nothing wrong with men being nominated for an Oscar Just not in the women’s categories

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“Please!! Not another report about the nature of women in prison. We need action not another decade of hand-wringing” Former prison governor John Podmore on the government’s latest, underpowered, plans on women’s imprisonment www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/keep-one-wom...

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“A handful of extremely wealthy human beings control the media, which cajoles, persuades and sometimes misinforms; they unduly influence our legal systems, transforming justice into injustice; and are helping manage our democracies into decline” www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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I'll be on Talk TV just after 10.00 this evening, talking about current government approaches to terrorism and extreme violence

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