Andrew Sperling @SL5Legal Wonderful example of someone who hasn’t lost their humanity, thank you Emma 🙏

Calling all prison lawyers, in training or in long term practice: The first seminar in the No5 and SL5 prison law series is just over one week away. Do not miss out on the chance to receive training from my esteemed colleagues Stuart Withers, Michael Bimmler and Andrew Sperling...

SL5 Legal and No5 Barristers' Chambers to host joint seminar series on prison law sl5legal.co.uk/single-post/sl…

And cake.

And maybe a slap-up tea at The Savoy next door to No5 chambers.

* maybe *

Thinking today of all the families who lost loved-ones and those who have struggled every day since.

I suspect most of you are asleep but I have been to see SPRINTS this evening and they are still the absolute anthesis of Liz Truss.

There will probably be cake too

Please try to watch this. Your taxes (lots of them) pay for this abject, violent, hopeless failure

Prison lawyers and trainee prison lawyers - new skills, refreshers, problem-solving, advocacy techniques and effectively challenging parole decisions:

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Prison lawyers...

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Prison lawyers and trainee prison lawyers - new skills, refreshers, problem-solving, advocacy techniques and effectively challenging parole decisions:

sl5legal.co.uk/single-post/sl…

Can’t believe they are both no longer with us.

But I guess in so many ways they still are.

❤️

VIEWdigital Faith Spear FRSA Una Murphy TRAPPED: The IPP Prisoner Scandal Stella Assange #FreeAssangeNOW Alison Fackrell-Hopkins Amanda The prison hope project Shirley De Bono Penny Parker Dr Gillian McNaull 90 desperate people that have lost hope. 90 people that could no longer live in the filthy, cramped prison estate. 90 people that didn’t know when they would be released. Who is looking after the relatives of these people Mr Chalk? Alex Chalk KC MP

This is a new, “flagship” prison. When you hear government ministers say there is no money available, ask them why they keep squandering public money on building more failing prisons.

Prisons nationwide are in crisis, with many unable to recruit or retain enough officers to cope with rising numbers of inmates. Figures suggest almost all jails across England and Wales are already either full or close to capacity, with fewer than 500 places left in men’s jails.

Tom Wainwright Hope Kent Andrew Sperling @SL5Legal Tom Smith ExeterPsychology UoN Criminal Justice Research Centre Nuffield Foundation 3SC 'These issues become amplified in parole reviews as 'risk-related behaviour' which is unfair. People waiting for parole reviews face delays and they are doubly punished, as required adaptations to proceedings means hearings may take longer to come around.'

I enjoyed speaking at this excellent event. Check out this thread for a snapshot of what was discussed. I believe it is possible to view the webinar and others in this series on the YouTube channel for Garden Court Chambers

#NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek

A plug for this excellent speech on IPP sentences.

Please also listen to the short discussion between ALASTAIR CAMPBELL and Rory Stewart on The Rest Is Politics from 15 minutes on. Linked here:
open.spotify.com/episode/7uUEL9…