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This was probably my favourite paper of the conference. These tensions were so wisely and carefully explored. I didn't realize how much I had been waiting for someone to explore this this way, until you both did it 🙌🏽🙏🏼👏🏼❤️ Laura Kelly-Corless @dan_mcculloch

🚨New paper klaxon🚨 Assuming rehabilitation is among criminal justice’s goals, then does it matter whether treatment happens in custody or the community? Let’s take a look… 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14…

'The lives of Scottish prisoners are at risk...' New Scottish Human Rights Commission Commission report has 'found 83% of recommendations by #HumanRights bodies had yet to be implemented in Scotland, with little or no meaningful progress over the last decade' in prisons. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Fantastic opportunity to work cross-disciplinary with amazing academics looking at healthcare and prisons! 3-year post! Please have a look and consider applying. ESC Policing Working Group BSC Policing Network

What 'justice' means is not absolute or universal. Once we accept this we are in a better position to (re)examine our own views on punishment. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

📕 New book chapter on 'trauma-informed prisons' and CCUs for women in Scotland: 'Therapeutic or Therapunitive? Conceptualising Community Custody in Scotland' by Lisa Mary Armstrong and Margaret Malloch (Margaret S Malloch) SCCJR. #Criminology #Gender #Trauma link.springer.com/chapter/10.100…

"The rise in remand, overcrowding, social isolation, limited access to purposeful & rehabilitative activity, the backlog in offending behaviour work, alcohol & substance issues, prisoner transport failures & inequitable access to good healthcare remain problematic."

👨‍⚕️ | Researchers at #EdNapier are to play a key role in a new study on the effects of Scotland’s justice system on public health. Led by the University of Strathclyde, the £1m project funded by the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) aims to identify actions to reduce the negative impacts of

So happy to be part of this important project and to be working with so many wonderful colleagues!

There are a few more days to apply for this excellent role working with me and @DrEllenStu on healthcare in prisons. Please get in touch if you are interested in applying.

I sat down with Angela Constance to talk about the crisis in our prisons. Here is the The Herald interview. heraldscotland.com/news/24509941.…

The removal (finally) of the last remaining children from Polmont at the weekend - and the guarantee that no child in Scotland will ever be jailed again - is William Lindsay's legacy, and something to be celebrated. My piece in @theheraldscotland. heraldscotland.com/politics/24555…

No children or young people under the age of 18 are in prison in Scotland. A historic achievement. Removal of the last remaining children from Polmont - and the guarantee no Scottish child will be jailed again - is a fitting legacy for William Lindsay. heraldscotland.com/politics/24555…

Refreshing workshop discussions and great presentations by various speakers at today's Prison Research Event, hosted by Scottish Prison Service and chaired by Katrina Morrison and I SCCJR. Thanks to all who came from universities and orgs across Scotland to take part.

Excited to share the report I authored, published by IOM and UNHCR, on the vulnerability of Ukrainian refugees to abuse, exploitation, and trafficking. A key finding: a rights-based approach to forced displacement reduces risks of abuse, violence and exploitation Full report:

Honoured and grateful to receive this award. I want to take the opportunity to thank my supervision team @AstonLiz Dr Andrew Wooff Katrina Morrison Martha Caddell + the village that got me here Stu Bailey Bruce Forrest Pamela J Sime Andrew Tatnell to name a few. Here's to what's to come

“It is not a given that prison populations must always increase. Moreover, it is not necessarily true that society becomes less safe with fewer people in jail”. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Today, the Scottish Sentencing Council (Scottish Sentencing Council) launch a video on prison sentencing 👇 Featuring the Council's victims expert, Lynn Burns; a judge, Lord Beckett; people living and working in Scottish prisons; and criminologist, Dr Katrina Morrison. youtube.com/watch?v=SCh3Hi…