“The court has just been told that October 2026 is the earliest possible date the case can be heard. “It’s awful,” the judge remarks after confirming the situation with officials. “Who says our system isn’t broken?” The Guardian Lizzie Dearden reporting on what The CBA has

Thanks to everyone for their kind words about my appointment as the new government's Prisons, Probation and Parole Minister. It's a real privilege and I'm looking forward to improving the system for hard-working staff, turning more lives around and cutting crime.

“My good friends, things cannot go on well in England, nor ever will until everything shall be in common, when there shall be neither vassal nor lord, & all distinctions levelled; when the lords shall be no more masters than ourselves.” John Ball was executed on this day in 1381

Immensely sad: 1pm ET Kris Maharaj passed away in the hospital after 38 years fighting injustice-messages to Marita c/o [email protected]

I've said it before and I'll say it again: The enemy of the working class travels by private jet, not migrant dinghy.

OK here's a rant about A level re-marks. My son had a below prediction score, so (because I was able to) I paid the £150 per paper re-mark charge. He went up by TEN marks and a whole grade. The fact that this option is only open to those that can afford it is totally unfair.

Last year @jengba_ received the Longford prize for their ground-breaking work. Do you know someone or an organisation working in prison reform you’d like to nominate for the 2024 Longford Prize. Deadline October 15th 2024. Link below longfordtrust.org/the-longford-p…

The Longford Lecture will take place on Monday 11th November @Churchhouseconf Our speaker this year will be Free Nazanin Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, “What I learned in Iran about prison” You can book tickets here eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-i-learn…

We're deeply disappointed that the First Minister today failed to deliver the new Human Rights Bill for Scotland in his Programme for Government. We're calling on the Scottish Government to fulfil its long-standing commitment to the people of Scotland. Our statement:

Tonight, Missouri executed an innocent man. Our hearts are with Marcellus and his loved ones. innocenceproject.org/innocence-proj…

#Taiwan🇹🇼 is a sovereign democracy that has never been part of #PRC. #TaiwanStrait is a crucial international waterway, & the global community has a vested interest in keeping it free & open.

Very disappointing to have such exclusions especially IPP

The status-quo isn’t working. Prisons are overcrowded and reoffending is too high. David Gauke is a shrewd appointment to spear-head this important review of sentencing, which will make sure no government is forced into an emergency release of prisoners ever again.

“The poor will have no lawyers”. Unfortunately Aamer Anwar✊🏾🏳️‍🌈#BlackLivesMatter is correct and his decision highlights the scale of the crisis facing criminal legal aid. This interview is a must watch.

Very sad that Abdul Rabbani died yesterday, so soon after we finally liberated him from 20 years of awful imprisonment in Guantanamo Bay. Our thoughts are with his family, especially Ahmed who suffered there with him (& was on hunger strike for 7 years!)

This is the textbook definition of ethnic cleansing.

Are you looking for a new opportunity? Looking to be involved in the Scottish human rights space? The Consortium is recruiting for a Human Rights Participation Officer at 14 hours a week. hrcscotland.org/involved-jobs/

Today, in a landmark verdict, a jury found government contractor CACI liable for the torture of Iraqi men at Abu Ghraib in 2003-04 and ordered it to pay each of the three plaintiffs $3 million in compensatory damages and $11 million in punitive damages. ccrjustice.org/home/press-cen…

Dr. Aafia deserves from us to leave no stone unturned. With 2 months left before Joe Biden leaves office, call on him to #FreeAafia Siddiqui. Sign the Petition: A CALL FOR JUSTICE AND CLEMENCY change.org/p/free-dr-aafi…

This is the petition you need to support! We are at 771,000 and need to make 1 million change.org/p/free-dr-aafi…