'How come no-one's talking about race?' The clinical psychologist Dr Alison Beck have evidence to the Court of Appeal. She talks about 'the elephant in the room' and how the court failed to acknowledge the police's bullying of a vulnerable Black man: thejusticegap.com/oliver-campbel…

🔥 Fascinating new article from Austria prisons… It contends that selective digital transformation can function as a ‘Potemkin façade’ enabling prisons to present themselves as modern without structurally improving conditions of the prison majority. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

“Perhaps the government should try something novel when it comes to dealing with the prison problem: treat the public as if they are capable of nuanced thinking” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Excellent article by ⁦Eva Wiseman⁩ in today’s ⁦The Observer⁩ 👉Prison is not a “place of safety” for mentally ill women who should be in hospital. theguardian.com/society/2025/f…

My life as a prison officer: ‘It wasn’t just the smell that hit you. It was the noise’ theguardian.com/news/2025/feb/… The Guardian #LongRead

In this new analysis piece, John Drew CBE, a former CEO of Youth Justice Board, reflects on the decision to change the age young people transition from the youth to adult custodial estates due to a capacity crisis in adult prisons. ayj.org.uk/news-content/a…

Towards a Contextualised Understanding of Youth Justice Policy-Making: What, Who and How? - Stephen Case, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/eprint/BYCK5B3…

"The biggest barriers to social mobility and children's wellbeing lie outside of schools." Laura McInerney from our podcast on The Schools Bill. 🎧 Listen to the episode: ifs.org.uk/articles/schoo…

British Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, has written an ode to #probation officers - A life in the day of - and it is brilliant. Thanks for sharing, ⁦@DDPD26⁩ ! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… ⁦Probation Service⁩

Several years on I still feel so proud to have received my Butler Trust award fromThe Princess Royal. Her longstanding interest in efforts to improve prisons, inc by celebrating the many brilliant people who work in them, is inspiring and so needed.

This short report sets out the many problems with the applications system in jails - a huge cause of prisoner frustration- they often can’t get basic requests dealt with such as getting a medical appointment or asking for a prison move to be nearer to an elderly relative.

Our wonderful neighbours are celebrating Ramadan and tonight shared Iftar with us. A joy and privilege to share a small part of this important period of reflection and celebration with them. #together #iftar #lovemyneighbours

A long and thought provoking day up to Middlesbrough rounded off with this brilliant pop up Coal Drops Yard.

"Redeeming desistance: From individual journeys to a social movement" by - Shadd Maruna in Criminology #Criminology #Desistance "...mainstream criminology ignores this challenging movement at our absolute peril." - Maruna on Convict Criminology doi.org/10.1111/1745-9…

Today we publish “Everyone Included: Transforming our education system to be ambitious about inclusion”, funded by ⁦Mission 44⁩. We put forward a new definition of inclusion and provide an overall inclusion score for each council area in England. centreforyounglives.org.uk/news-centre/ce…

Today is the eighth anniversary of the Manchester Arena bombing. We are holding everyone close and sending our love and hugs. Anniversaries are always hard and our hearts go out to everyone affected. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

New data analysis in the report reveals which parts of England have the highest and lowest rates of lost learning and attainment gaps – with the top 10 most inclusive local authorities all in London.

Child poverty is the biggest cause of social division in Britain today. If we are to advance the prospects of a new generation of children languishing in poverty, now is the time to act, newstatesman.com/politics/socie…

There's still time to register for this week's webinar with Dr John Wainwright. We'll be discussing a study that explored black and mixed heritage young people's experiences and understanding of violence in their local communities in England and Wales. Places are FREE so sign

See my article in Today’s Telegraph - Mistaken releases are a symptom of a prison system close to breaking point telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…