
Dr Lucy Baldwin
@lucybaldwin08
Research Fellow rtd Assoc Prof Durham University.ex Social Worker & Probation Officer - Matricentric independent consultant / Criminologist Activist
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17-11-2009 13:35:44
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A labour of love for us (pardon the pun) for Dr Laura Abbott & I the 1st book on this important topic in the UK (unbelievably !) published now please order / review policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/pregnancy-and-… HMPPSInsights Level Up BSC WCCJ Network muhammed emin aslan Maternal Mental Health Alliance Women Beyond Walls paula harriott


Bea Jaspert Centre for Crime and Justice Studies Allison Bailey Frances Crook The Howard League Devastating speech by Dr Lucy Baldwin "It is a disproportionate punishment for women, particularly women who are mothers. Prison is not a safe space for women but it is particularly unsafe for women who are mothers." youtube.com/watch?v=U3mK_o… /6


Finally after months of being locked out of twitter I managed to get back in ! Sarah Burrows our technological wizardry today inspired me to persist !

Excited to launch #FeministWalkCork with you Cork Alliance Centre Mother Jones Cork and Conach Gibson Traveller Visibility Group Cork Sexual Violence Centre Cork @SHC_Cork Gender Rebels Prof Linda Connolly now lindaconnolly.bsky.social @angevf JP Quinn ISS21 UCC Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences Map &website to follow thanks to artist Maia Thomas & webdesign EllieMahoney.



For years, women’s charities have called for prison reform, saying prison is not safe for women with mental health problems, or those with domestic abuse histories. We echo Women in Prison's call for the govt to prioritise prevention over criminalisation. bit.ly/3Ad8COz

Our Trustees’ Chair Nick Hardwick talks to the The Guardian about spending £4 billion building more prisons. "would it be better to reinvest that money in trying to stop people going into prison in the first place?” More at: bit.ly/4fR3oZ9

"Our prisons are definitely punishing places. We're good at punishing people. But we don't rehabilitate them. Our prisons have a lot of people in them that don't need to be there"- Andrea Coomber. uk.news.yahoo.com/how-overcrowde… James Hockaday 🦝


Nacro was pleased to work with the BBC News (UK) on this article. Campbell Robb "The vicious cycle of reoffending so many prison leavers find themselves trapped in is often driven by homelessness and unemployment." You can read our full statement here tinyurl.com/ycy9mxbp


Looking forward to joining the conversation on BBC Woman's Hour tomorrow with the wonderful Sarah Burrows -

Talking on BBC Woman's Hour this morning with Dr Lucy Baldwin Discussing the need for children with a parent in prison, to be discovered and supported. Children remain hidden. Children Heard and Seen



