"No other job in the world involves the client using the worker’s intimate organs, while the worker must endure penetration, pinching, bodily fluids, unpleasant odours, and often also verbal, physical and sexual violence." morningstaronline.co.uk/article/suppor…

Excl: Rishi Sunak ignored a direct plea from Britain's most senior police officers who wrote to him a week before the election urging him to announce the SDS40 early release measure. They warned that failure to act would leave criminals exploiting the prisons crisis and police

“The police are operating in a very difficult scenario where decisions are being made against a complex and quickly changing environment, where politically contested issues are changing quite frequently” thetimes.com/uk/law/article…

“I’m pretty much confident that I’m the only chief constable in the last 30 years to have been regularly stopped and searched as both a child, a teenager and an adult... It’s ironic because I’m the person who used to set the rules for that” thetimes.com/uk/crime/artic…

“Prison needs reform. There are people who aren’t committing crime that are getting locked up. I reckon 70% of people in there need help, not punishment. We’re a lost generation of ravers who didn’t know the party was over” theguardian.com/society/articl…

This week, MPs led by Kim Johnson tabled an Early Day Motion calling on the Labour government to make good on its pledge, while in opposition, to reform the joint enterprise legal dragnet that has seen friends and associates collectively punished for the crimes of an individual

Following an election, the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee is Dame Karen Bradley MP

Following an election, the Chair of the Justice Committee is Andy Slaughter

“Never mind two-tier policing, we have two-tier prison policy” Claire Fox challenging the government this afternoon to be more ambitious in its approach to the dreadful Imprisonment for Public Protection (#IPP) sentence

I’ll be speaking at this event tonight. Part of the British Science Festival Do come and say hello if you’re planning to attend britishsciencefestival.org/event/is-it-a-…

Immediate impact of the new prison early release scheme * Prison population so far this year (brown) * 2023 prison population (black) * 2022 prison population (blue) * Dotted line is total prison capacity during 2024 The underlying population pressures remain upwards

'Is it a crime to be poor?' An absolutely fascinating and sobering discussion last night with Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay, Pia Sinha, Richard Garside and Martine Lignon on the exclusion to prison pipeline, criminalising homelessness and more. Uni of East London #BSF24

Deeply uncomfortable at those attacking a colleague in relation to their research and teaching. The essence of academic freedom in a university is that we can present and test views, challenging perspectives and preconceptions. This applies to people you disagree with too.

'The protection zones, which will prohibit protest, will extend to a 150 metre radius around #abortion services and those convicted of breaking the new law will face an unlimited fine.' bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Amber Nicole Thurman’s death in August 2022 was preventable, an official commission has found — making her perhaps the first woman killed by the Dobbs decision. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Thanking Kim Johnson for telling real #jointenterprise stories of #injustice in Parliament. Jordan Tommy Laura Ken Kelly Joe Durell Maureen Holly Michael Yasmin Faisal Emma Lewis Sonny Kelvin Ashleigh Coudel Henry Alex Rico Mathew Mark Luke & John The list goes on & on!

Many problems in our prisons will take major investment to fix but there is one change that won’t cost a penny – ending the 30-year ban on prison officers taking any form of industrial action labouroutlook.org/2024/09/19/res… Steve Gillan of POA writes for Labour Outlook

“It’s a fascinating political choice because the legislation he introduced is what turbocharged sentencing and is the root of causing difficulties that we have” thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…