It’s easy to criticise less so to offer solutions. Halt the new build prison programme and put that 4 billion back into the public sector. Reduce the population, modernise the estate, eradicate overcrowding and reform sentencing. ⁦Peter Stefanovic⁩ theguardian.com/society/2024/s…

This morning, while touring TV & Radio news studios, Jeffrey Archer - a man once convicted and imprisoned for perverting the course of justice - was asked to pontificate about Keir Starmer’s integrity.

A striking and sobering graphic

Prison crisis left by last Gov extends well beyond overcrowding. 1 in 4 prisoners only spend 2 hours a day out of their cell. And we wonder why our prisons too often fail to rehabilitate people ….

Note to 30p Lee. MP’s register of interests is open to anyone on the internet. Best not to throw stones whilst in glass houses. It’s called hypocrisy.

Not a party political comment but this is why people don’t trust politicians. Q: Who has given you £75k? A: I’ve not broken the law but I’m not going to tell you.

Excellent piece by Matt Dathan on the true cost of imprisoning mothers. Too often women are sent to prison for minor offences with devastating and life-changing results for them and their children. The ripple effects can be felt for years and decades.

The great irony here is that Donald Trump is the ONLY sitting US president to have attended Davos in the past 24 years. Indeed, he went to the World Economic Forum twice while president, which was twice as many times as Bill Clinton...

Great initiative 👏👏

Lord Timpson: Prisons "teetering on edge of disaster" - running at 99% capacity when we came to office

Pretty rare to get such a level of agreement across the spectrum - women’s prisons don’t work in their current form 👇👇

Of all the indicators showing that prisons are in crisis - this has to be one of the most worrying. The impact on rehabilitation and mental / physical health is immense.

Above all, we need to see government introduce a National Refugee Strategy, that guarantees people a fair hearing on UK soil and delivers order and compassion. refugeecouncil.org.uk/latest/news/go…

We’re gearing up for the next round of early releases next week. If prison leavers don’t get the right support, there’s a big risk they’ll just end up back behind bars again. Here’s how we’re doing our bit 👇👇

Missed our BBC Radio 4 appeal message on Sunday? Don’t worry! It airs again on Thursday, or you can listen here: bbc.in/4dLwsyW

Across the country, our staff are working hard today to make sure that prison leavers and their families get the best chance to make a fresh start. Find out more here 👇👇

Excellent programme about some of the problems with the recall system. Many thanks to Alys Harte and Chris Atkins for shedding some light .... 👇👇

It's always the photos that hit the hardest in HMI Prisons reports.

Self-harm in prisons has reached its highest level since current recording practices began in 2004. These shocking statistics are a barometer of a system under immense pressure. We reflect on Ministry of Justice's stats: howardleague.org/news/self-harm…

Hi - I’m keeping my X account open for monitoring purposes but won’t be posting any more. Moved over to Bluesky about a week ago and it’s great. Would recommend making the move. You can find me on there on @nick-mann.bsky.social