They're often considered unlikely partners but collaborations between the third sector and startups can be mutually beneficial. From co-working spaces to accelerator programmes, there are plenty of ways these two sectors can work together nesta.org.uk/blog/three-way…

Thoughtful points and practical strategies raised here by Hadar Aviram and Jonathan Simon on #decarceration and expediting the release of thousands of people from #prison 👇 There's credible evidence that decarceration isn't linked to increases in crime. sfchronicle.com/culture/articl…

Privileged to be giving Apex Scotland Annual Lecture! Stunned to be asked tbh! This #ApexLecture will be online (alas, no 🥂 in Signet Library) I'll speak of moral courage and professional & political bravery, and the strategies in+beyond Scottish Justice that'll require them

By using democratic councils, User Voice make sure that marginalised people in the criminal justice system are heard by those in positions of authority. Find out more about the work our Democracy Pioneers grantees are doing to transform democracy: bit.ly/34E8xBR

It was an honour to give Apex Scotland #ApexLecture. I spoke of having courage and backbone, decarceration, diversion, decriminalisation, and progressive strategies in Scottish justice. Lecture transcript: apexscotland.org.uk/resources/publ… Video of lecture + Q&A: youtube.com/watch?v=LngMDk…

Less than a week until our online event with @ShannonVallor discussing technology's moral debt. The philosopher, tech ethicist and @CentreTMFutures director at Edinburgh Futures Institute will be in conversation with @AdamBalfourLang from next Tuesday from noon. Join us nesta.org.uk/event/how-ai-c…

'Becoming different together' is the latest podcast from Les Back and CUCR - join him as he explores a wonderful music project Vox Liminis in Glasgow working with people inside and out of prison. cucrblog.wordpress.com/2020/10/22/bec… Sociology, Goldsmiths

Prison Songs documentary is now publicly available! prisonsongs.com.au A powerful 🇦🇺 #prison #documentary, in parts like a musical. Rollercoaster responses: roaring with laughter, humming songs that stay with you for days, empathy, anger and sadness. youtube.com/watch?v=5DRm5X…

Please Retweet- Exciting new beginnings - Beyond the Walls starts as soon as lockdown 2 ends - a theatre company owned and run by the actors. Building on the success inside the walls this is for people released from prison and it’s a chance to do something different 1/2

Well this looks excellent: RESTART Festival: The Art of Justice, Solidarity and Repair 30 Nov - 5 Dec 2020 Online and free but must register by 27th November Marking the 20th Anniversary of European Forum for Restorative Justice - EFRJ #restorativejustice #RJ #arts #festival #film #music euforumrj.org/en/REstART

How to co-design with prisoners and returning citizens – reflections on practice-led initiatives at University of the Arts London 23 Mar 2021, 4.30pm - 6pm (online) Book event<arts.ac.uk/whats-on/how-t…> This looks amazing

"The variety of art practices in Marking Time are unsurpassed in their ingenuity and offer finely tuned analysis of the long dureé of America’s ‘law and order’ ideology.” - The Brooklyn Rail on "Marking Time," curated by @NicoleFleetwoo2 for MoMA PS1. buff.ly/3eGVpAP

After a year of a policy experiment, which had significant results for decreasing incarceration and crime, Baltimore will no longer prosecute low-level offences. This includes drug offences, prostitution, trespassing, minor traffic & misdemeanour offences. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/…

Krasner promised not to prosecute many low-level offenses. He reduced the number of people in Philly’s jail by more than 30%. The police lobby and tough-on-crime crowd slammed him. Then the voters chimed in, and approved of these policies overwhelmingly. nytimes.com/2021/05/19/us/…

Labrador Lol is a support to victims, and is popular with lawyers and court staff. Lol has appeared in 80 criminal investigations with victims aged from 3 to 90 years old. 20 French court jurisdictions are expected to have trained court dogs by next year. bbc.com/news/world-eur…

🎶 It's all hands on deck for our Distant Voices Festival ONLINE! Join us for music gigs, a film premiere & lunchtime dialogues about criminal/social justice, research & community-building. Everyone welcome! #BridgingTheVoid - Book your place here 👉🏽 voxliminis.co.uk/projects/dista…

Really enjoyed this short film on community reintegration and life after punishment, sharing research by sociologist @DrJulieParsons and people leaving prison involved with LandWorks. Ethos seems to centre around creativity, hospitality, humanity, hope. youtube.com/watch?v=ALEj2q…

Interesting new Howard Journal of Crime and Justice article – a literature review of horticultural and environmental initiatives in Justice contexts, analysed through empirical and theoretical lens of desistance 👇 #gardening #horticulture #nature #desistance #GreeningJustice onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ho…

It’s out! It's #openaccess! And - it’s packed with contributions critically investigating Nordic criminal justice in a global model🌍 A THREAD👇 taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/…

Excited to launch It’s Criminal, a new Glasgow-based participatory journalism-meets-theatre project exploring how stereotypical crime reporting can negatively impact neighbourhoods and communities, and how that can be reimagined contemporarynarratives.org/2023/02/13/its…