Today the Government has told us that only six pregnant women have been released from prison so far. The Government has taken far too long to get to this stage. This is our comment in response to the latest announcement: womeninprison.org.uk/news-and-campa…

I’m pleased to announce that pre-order of this book ‘Maternal Imprisonment and Family Life: from the caregivers perspective’ is now available, and with discount policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/maternal-impri…

We've teamed up with Pact to send Activity Packs home to the children of dads in our care, including a drawing competition for under and over 5 yrs. Entries will be displayed in our visits hall, and dads will get a copy too. Dads can apply via our digital kiosks.

Today we are launching a video messaging service for our residents to send 30 second videos 📽️ to family and friends via the WhatsApp facility. The family/friend will need WhatsApp on their phone to receive the video. We are utilising innovation to get us all through COVID🌈🌈

Students in our Crim/Soc Dept, if any of you have any good news that you’d like to include in our newsletter, give us a shout. We’d love to hear any good news during our these challenging times. Have you been working as key workers, volunteering etc? Take care 😊

Sounds promising... bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-…

It’s finally here! ‘Mothering from the inside: research on motherhood and imprisonment’. Thank you to the amazing contributors! books.emeraldinsight.com/page/detail/Mo… Dr Toni Wood Natalie Booth @ShonaMinson Dr Laura Abbott Prison Reform Trust @baldwin Dr Rachel Dolan Dr Lorna Brookes Helen Codd Emerald Publishing

Check out "Marking motherhood: The tattoos of mothers living apart from their children" eventbrite.co.uk/e/marking-moth… Eventbrite UK

As we enter 2nd Lockdown, those in prison face their 8th month locked up 23 hrs a day (aka solitary confinement), separated from children & family, worsening mental health & permanent harm to all involved. Those in power can still do the right thing: Reduce the prison population.

Time-Matters is hosting a special 1 hour zoom session this month Nov 19th, 7pm, all about understanding the teenage brain, led by TrueMinds. Open to parents/carers, tweens and teens, who are interested in learning more about the adolescent brain. Get in touch for details.🧠😃💻

Delighted to have secured funding from @NuffieldFoundation with Dr Kayli Rogers to explore domestic violence in relation to mothers in prison. Much needed research. Salford Soc & Crim UoS_CARe UoS Health & Society

lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3J… Could my Twitter friends who have children aged 10-36mths please complete my son, Harrison’s dissertation questionnaire. He is studying psychology at Lancaster uni and looking at temperament/curiosity in children that age. Please share.

Domestic abuse and mothers in prison or on release: an evidence review nuffieldfoundation.org/project/domest… Delighted to see our project page up and running! Kelly Lockwood University of Sheffield Social Work SocStudiesShef @beth_spark Social Sciences | The University of Sheffield

Are you a veteran? Are you currently claiming Universal Credit? Would you like to talk to us about your experiences? We are still recruiting participants for our ⁦Forces in Mind Trust⁩ ‘Sanctions, Support & Service Leavers’ project …

‘Lockdown's changed everything’: Mothering adult children in prison in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic - Kelly Lockwood, 2021 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… Families Outside Probation Journal UoS Health & Society Salford Soc & Crim

🚨Calling all Criminologists 🚨 Do you have time/interest in reviewing books for the British Journal of Criminology? If so, please read on. If not, a RT would be greatly appreciated 👍

The brilliant Clean Break ‘Catch’ performance University of Salford Kelly Lockwood Professor Margaret Rowe University of Salford Dean UoS Health & Society Salford Soc & Crim

Support for mothers in prison and on release lacking, according to new report. Dr Kayli Rogers from Social Sciences | The University of Sheffield, along with the Nuffield Foundation have today published strong new recommendations to help incarcerated mothers succeed upon release. shef.ac/46wgLZY

ESRC Festival of Social Science event. Menopause and the Prison. Free event at the University of Salford. More information and booking link here: eventbrite.com/e/menopause-an… Pls RT UoS Health & Society UoS_CARe UoS Social Policy Salford Soc & Crim