Transform Justice
@transformjustice.bsky.social
Transform Justice is a national charity working for a fair, open, and compassionate justice system.
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🎙️ Podcast | 👁️ Insights | 👥 Community
David Lammy wants to end the court backlog by restricting the usage of jury trials.
Listen to our podcast episode from March where Alex Chalk KC and Dominic Thomas debate this issue, discussing the introduction of intermediate courts and other solutions to reduce the backlog.
🎧➡️ pod.fo/e/2b5a06
Listen to our podcast episode from March where Alex Chalk KC and Dominic Thomas debate this issue, discussing the introduction of intermediate courts and other solutions to reduce the backlog.
🎧➡️ pod.fo/e/2b5a06
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Alex Chalk KC and Dominic Thomas debate solutions that could finally fix the crown court backlog.
Will more judge sitting days or a new 'intermediate' court finally bring justice to the tens of thousands of victims, families and defendants still stuck in limbo?
🎧 pod.fo/e/2b5a06
Alex Chalk KC and Dominic Thomas debate solutions that could finally fix the crown court backlog.
Will more judge sitting days or a new 'intermediate' court finally bring justice to the tens of thousands of victims, families and defendants still stuck in limbo?
🎧 pod.fo/e/2b5a06
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
David Lammy wants to end the court backlog by restricting the usage of jury trials.
Listen to our podcast episode from March where Alex Chalk KC and Dominic Thomas debate this issue, discussing the introduction of intermediate courts and other solutions to reduce the backlog.
🎧➡️ pod.fo/e/2b5a06
Listen to our podcast episode from March where Alex Chalk KC and Dominic Thomas debate this issue, discussing the introduction of intermediate courts and other solutions to reduce the backlog.
🎧➡️ pod.fo/e/2b5a06
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In March barrister Dominic Thomas passionately put the argument against restricting jury trials in our podcast.
With over 70,000 cases waiting to be heard in the crown court, why are 30% of courtrooms sitting empty? 🤔
On our latest podcast episode, Dominic Thomas explains how the government cap on judicial sitting hours is preventing us from getting through the backlog.
🎧 Hear more: pod.fo/e/2b5a06
On our latest podcast episode, Dominic Thomas explains how the government cap on judicial sitting hours is preventing us from getting through the backlog.
🎧 Hear more: pod.fo/e/2b5a06
November 26, 2025 at 7:29 AM
In March barrister Dominic Thomas passionately put the argument against restricting jury trials in our podcast.
Dame Rachel de Souza, children's commissioner, speaks on custodial remand of children at @longfordtrust.bsky.social Lecture 2025.
⚠️Last chance to fill in our short survey! ⚠️
Do you work with children at risk of remand? We want to hear your views: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
(Closes Monday)
⚠️Last chance to fill in our short survey! ⚠️
Do you work with children at risk of remand? We want to hear your views: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
(Closes Monday)
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Dame Rachel de Souza, children's commissioner, speaks on custodial remand of children at @longfordtrust.bsky.social Lecture 2025.
⚠️Last chance to fill in our short survey! ⚠️
Do you work with children at risk of remand? We want to hear your views: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
(Closes Monday)
⚠️Last chance to fill in our short survey! ⚠️
Do you work with children at risk of remand? We want to hear your views: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
(Closes Monday)
⚠️Have you listened to the newest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast yet?
To discuss how the police and courts deal with protest, @penelopegibbs.bsky.social is joined by criminal barrister Audrey Mogan & Sarah Lunnon of Just Stop Oil.
Listen now! ➡️https://pod.fo/e/35277d
To discuss how the police and courts deal with protest, @penelopegibbs.bsky.social is joined by criminal barrister Audrey Mogan & Sarah Lunnon of Just Stop Oil.
Listen now! ➡️https://pod.fo/e/35277d
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
⚠️Have you listened to the newest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast yet?
To discuss how the police and courts deal with protest, @penelopegibbs.bsky.social is joined by criminal barrister Audrey Mogan & Sarah Lunnon of Just Stop Oil.
Listen now! ➡️https://pod.fo/e/35277d
To discuss how the police and courts deal with protest, @penelopegibbs.bsky.social is joined by criminal barrister Audrey Mogan & Sarah Lunnon of Just Stop Oil.
Listen now! ➡️https://pod.fo/e/35277d
🚨 Calling all youth justice lawyers!🚨
Survey extended: we want to hear from more practitioners working with children at risk of custodial remand.
If this is you (or someone you know) please take a few minutes to complete or share the survey.
📝➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Survey extended: we want to hear from more practitioners working with children at risk of custodial remand.
If this is you (or someone you know) please take a few minutes to complete or share the survey.
📝➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🚨 Calling all youth justice lawyers!🚨
Survey extended: we want to hear from more practitioners working with children at risk of custodial remand.
If this is you (or someone you know) please take a few minutes to complete or share the survey.
📝➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Survey extended: we want to hear from more practitioners working with children at risk of custodial remand.
If this is you (or someone you know) please take a few minutes to complete or share the survey.
📝➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Is the criminal justice system curbing the right to protest?
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 pod.fo/e/35277d
What happens when government turns protest into a crime? With thousands waiting to hear if they’ll be charged, the message seems clear: dissent now comes at a cost.
Sarah Lunnon & Audrey Mogan unpack the impact of new protest laws.
🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/35277d
What happens when government turns protest into a crime? With thousands waiting to hear if they’ll be charged, the message seems clear: dissent now comes at a cost.
Sarah Lunnon & Audrey Mogan unpack the impact of new protest laws.
🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/35277d
November 16, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Is the criminal justice system curbing the right to protest?
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 pod.fo/e/35277d
What happens when government turns protest into a crime? With thousands waiting to hear if they’ll be charged, the message seems clear: dissent now comes at a cost.
Sarah Lunnon & Audrey Mogan unpack the impact of new protest laws.
🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/35277d
What happens when government turns protest into a crime? With thousands waiting to hear if they’ll be charged, the message seems clear: dissent now comes at a cost.
Sarah Lunnon & Audrey Mogan unpack the impact of new protest laws.
🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/35277d
November 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 pod.fo/e/35277d
What happens when government turns protest into a crime? With thousands waiting to hear if they’ll be charged, the message seems clear: dissent now comes at a cost.
Sarah Lunnon & Audrey Mogan unpack the impact of new protest laws.
🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/35277d
What happens when government turns protest into a crime? With thousands waiting to hear if they’ll be charged, the message seems clear: dissent now comes at a cost.
Sarah Lunnon & Audrey Mogan unpack the impact of new protest laws.
🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/35277d
When the law changes, what happens to those left behind?
In the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast, Matthew Parris explores the political and moral dilemmas surrounding the release (or not) of IPP prisoners.
🎧Catch up on the full episode now: pod.fo/e/33eb2a
In the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast, Matthew Parris explores the political and moral dilemmas surrounding the release (or not) of IPP prisoners.
🎧Catch up on the full episode now: pod.fo/e/33eb2a
November 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
When the law changes, what happens to those left behind?
In the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast, Matthew Parris explores the political and moral dilemmas surrounding the release (or not) of IPP prisoners.
🎧Catch up on the full episode now: pod.fo/e/33eb2a
In the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast, Matthew Parris explores the political and moral dilemmas surrounding the release (or not) of IPP prisoners.
🎧Catch up on the full episode now: pod.fo/e/33eb2a
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Courtwatchers have been questioning whether some cases belong in court at all.
At @transformjustice.bsky.social, we’ve long argued that many offences could be resolved better outside of court.
See what some courtwatchers had to say below ⬇️
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At @transformjustice.bsky.social, we’ve long argued that many offences could be resolved better outside of court.
See what some courtwatchers had to say below ⬇️
🧵[1/8]
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Courtwatchers have been questioning whether some cases belong in court at all.
At @transformjustice.bsky.social, we’ve long argued that many offences could be resolved better outside of court.
See what some courtwatchers had to say below ⬇️
🧵[1/8]
At @transformjustice.bsky.social, we’ve long argued that many offences could be resolved better outside of court.
See what some courtwatchers had to say below ⬇️
🧵[1/8]
What is it like to be imprisoned indefinitely?
Andrew Morris discusses his experience of an IPP sentence, and the devastating toll it took on his mental health, in the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast.
🎧Listen to the full episode here: pod.fo/e/33eb2a
#IPP #TransformJusticePodcast
Andrew Morris discusses his experience of an IPP sentence, and the devastating toll it took on his mental health, in the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast.
🎧Listen to the full episode here: pod.fo/e/33eb2a
#IPP #TransformJusticePodcast
November 5, 2025 at 10:09 AM
What is it like to be imprisoned indefinitely?
Andrew Morris discusses his experience of an IPP sentence, and the devastating toll it took on his mental health, in the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast.
🎧Listen to the full episode here: pod.fo/e/33eb2a
#IPP #TransformJusticePodcast
Andrew Morris discusses his experience of an IPP sentence, and the devastating toll it took on his mental health, in the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast.
🎧Listen to the full episode here: pod.fo/e/33eb2a
#IPP #TransformJusticePodcast
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💡Why are we still remanding so many children? Read our latest Insight below ⬇️
And if you work with children at risk of custodial remand, we want to hear from you!
Please fill out our survey by 17 Nov so your experiences can inform our policy advocacy.
➡️🔗 Survey here: forms.gle/d9pSVbhhMVQM...
And if you work with children at risk of custodial remand, we want to hear from you!
Please fill out our survey by 17 Nov so your experiences can inform our policy advocacy.
➡️🔗 Survey here: forms.gle/d9pSVbhhMVQM...
'A bleak existence': Why are we still remanding so many children? - Transform Justice
www.transformjustice.org.uk
October 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
💡Why are we still remanding so many children? Read our latest Insight below ⬇️
And if you work with children at risk of custodial remand, we want to hear from you!
Please fill out our survey by 17 Nov so your experiences can inform our policy advocacy.
➡️🔗 Survey here: forms.gle/d9pSVbhhMVQM...
And if you work with children at risk of custodial remand, we want to hear from you!
Please fill out our survey by 17 Nov so your experiences can inform our policy advocacy.
➡️🔗 Survey here: forms.gle/d9pSVbhhMVQM...
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Problems with the Single Justice Procedure continue...we need gov to bring forward reform proposals soon www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
'Secretive' court system prosecuting hundreds for innocent mistakes
The Single Justice Procedure (SJP) allows UK public authorities to bring quick prosecutions in hearings conducted behind closed doors.
www.dailymail.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Problems with the Single Justice Procedure continue...we need gov to bring forward reform proposals soon www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
💡Why are we still remanding so many children? Read our latest Insight below ⬇️
And if you work with children at risk of custodial remand, we want to hear from you!
Please fill out our survey by 17 Nov so your experiences can inform our policy advocacy.
➡️🔗 Survey here: forms.gle/d9pSVbhhMVQM...
And if you work with children at risk of custodial remand, we want to hear from you!
Please fill out our survey by 17 Nov so your experiences can inform our policy advocacy.
➡️🔗 Survey here: forms.gle/d9pSVbhhMVQM...
'A bleak existence': Why are we still remanding so many children? - Transform Justice
www.transformjustice.org.uk
October 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
💡Why are we still remanding so many children? Read our latest Insight below ⬇️
And if you work with children at risk of custodial remand, we want to hear from you!
Please fill out our survey by 17 Nov so your experiences can inform our policy advocacy.
➡️🔗 Survey here: forms.gle/d9pSVbhhMVQM...
And if you work with children at risk of custodial remand, we want to hear from you!
Please fill out our survey by 17 Nov so your experiences can inform our policy advocacy.
➡️🔗 Survey here: forms.gle/d9pSVbhhMVQM...
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After hundreds of FairChecks supporters wrote to Lord Chancellor David Lammy calling for fairer criminal records checks, we received a response from Lord Timpson.
🔗Read the full letter here - and join the movement, if you haven't already! fairchecks.org.uk/lord-timpson...
🔗Read the full letter here - and join the movement, if you haven't already! fairchecks.org.uk/lord-timpson...
October 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
After hundreds of FairChecks supporters wrote to Lord Chancellor David Lammy calling for fairer criminal records checks, we received a response from Lord Timpson.
🔗Read the full letter here - and join the movement, if you haven't already! fairchecks.org.uk/lord-timpson...
🔗Read the full letter here - and join the movement, if you haven't already! fairchecks.org.uk/lord-timpson...
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
IPP ended in 2012, but 1,000+ people are still serving indefinite sentences in prison.
Andrew Morris & Matthew Parris discuss why people are still held under IPP & how we can rid ourselves of its legacy once and for all.
🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/33eb2a
IPP ended in 2012, but 1,000+ people are still serving indefinite sentences in prison.
Andrew Morris & Matthew Parris discuss why people are still held under IPP & how we can rid ourselves of its legacy once and for all.
🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/33eb2a
October 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
IPP ended in 2012, but 1,000+ people are still serving indefinite sentences in prison.
Andrew Morris & Matthew Parris discuss why people are still held under IPP & how we can rid ourselves of its legacy once and for all.
🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/33eb2a
IPP ended in 2012, but 1,000+ people are still serving indefinite sentences in prison.
Andrew Morris & Matthew Parris discuss why people are still held under IPP & how we can rid ourselves of its legacy once and for all.
🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/33eb2a
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
IPP ended in 2012, but 1,000+ people are still serving indefinite sentences in prison.
Andrew Morris & Matthew Parris discuss why people are still held under IPP & how we can rid ourselves of its legacy once and for all.
🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/33eb2a
IPP ended in 2012, but 1,000+ people are still serving indefinite sentences in prison.
Andrew Morris & Matthew Parris discuss why people are still held under IPP & how we can rid ourselves of its legacy once and for all.
🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/33eb2a
October 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
IPP ended in 2012, but 1,000+ people are still serving indefinite sentences in prison.
Andrew Morris & Matthew Parris discuss why people are still held under IPP & how we can rid ourselves of its legacy once and for all.
🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/33eb2a
IPP ended in 2012, but 1,000+ people are still serving indefinite sentences in prison.
Andrew Morris & Matthew Parris discuss why people are still held under IPP & how we can rid ourselves of its legacy once and for all.
🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/33eb2a
📢 New episode of the Transform Justice Podcast out tomorrow!
This week we were joined by Matthew Parris and Andrew Morris to discuss the injustice and long-term consequences of IPP sentences.
Follow the podcast and tune in from tomorrow morning:
➡️https://podfollow.com/the-transform-justice-podcast
This week we were joined by Matthew Parris and Andrew Morris to discuss the injustice and long-term consequences of IPP sentences.
Follow the podcast and tune in from tomorrow morning:
➡️https://podfollow.com/the-transform-justice-podcast
October 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
📢 New episode of the Transform Justice Podcast out tomorrow!
This week we were joined by Matthew Parris and Andrew Morris to discuss the injustice and long-term consequences of IPP sentences.
Follow the podcast and tune in from tomorrow morning:
➡️https://podfollow.com/the-transform-justice-podcast
This week we were joined by Matthew Parris and Andrew Morris to discuss the injustice and long-term consequences of IPP sentences.
Follow the podcast and tune in from tomorrow morning:
➡️https://podfollow.com/the-transform-justice-podcast
How should the criminal justice system respond to women who commit crime? Are women's centres - multi-agency hubs with specialist support services - the way forward?
Lucy Campbell and Dr Sarah Waite explore in the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast ⬇️
🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/32d390
Lucy Campbell and Dr Sarah Waite explore in the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast ⬇️
🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/32d390
October 14, 2025 at 9:26 AM
How should the criminal justice system respond to women who commit crime? Are women's centres - multi-agency hubs with specialist support services - the way forward?
Lucy Campbell and Dr Sarah Waite explore in the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast ⬇️
🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/32d390
Lucy Campbell and Dr Sarah Waite explore in the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast ⬇️
🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/32d390
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⚠️ Is the term 'vulnerable' helpful when used to describe women in the criminal justice system? Dr Sarah Waite and Lucy Campbell explore in the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast.
🎧 Listen to the full discussion - pod.fo/e/32d390
#TransformJusticePodcast #WomenInPrison
🎧 Listen to the full discussion - pod.fo/e/32d390
#TransformJusticePodcast #WomenInPrison
October 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
⚠️ Is the term 'vulnerable' helpful when used to describe women in the criminal justice system? Dr Sarah Waite and Lucy Campbell explore in the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast.
🎧 Listen to the full discussion - pod.fo/e/32d390
#TransformJusticePodcast #WomenInPrison
🎧 Listen to the full discussion - pod.fo/e/32d390
#TransformJusticePodcast #WomenInPrison
⚠️ Is the term 'vulnerable' helpful when used to describe women in the criminal justice system? Dr Sarah Waite and Lucy Campbell explore in the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast.
🎧 Listen to the full discussion - pod.fo/e/32d390
#TransformJusticePodcast #WomenInPrison
🎧 Listen to the full discussion - pod.fo/e/32d390
#TransformJusticePodcast #WomenInPrison
October 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
⚠️ Is the term 'vulnerable' helpful when used to describe women in the criminal justice system? Dr Sarah Waite and Lucy Campbell explore in the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast.
🎧 Listen to the full discussion - pod.fo/e/32d390
#TransformJusticePodcast #WomenInPrison
🎧 Listen to the full discussion - pod.fo/e/32d390
#TransformJusticePodcast #WomenInPrison
📢 Out-of-court resolutions save time and money, reduce reoffending, and are often preferred by victims. Yet some forces use them far more than others.
How does your local police force compare?
🔗 Start exploring here:
www.transformjustice.org.uk/crime-resolu...
How does your local police force compare?
🔗 Start exploring here:
www.transformjustice.org.uk/crime-resolu...
October 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
📢 Out-of-court resolutions save time and money, reduce reoffending, and are often preferred by victims. Yet some forces use them far more than others.
How does your local police force compare?
🔗 Start exploring here:
www.transformjustice.org.uk/crime-resolu...
How does your local police force compare?
🔗 Start exploring here:
www.transformjustice.org.uk/crime-resolu...
💡The slow road to the bench: reforming magistrate recruitment
What is going on with the magistrate recruitment system? Why does it take years to begin sitting? And is the process biased?
📖 @penelopegibbs.bsky.social explores in our latest Insight:
www.transformjustice.org.uk/news-insight...
What is going on with the magistrate recruitment system? Why does it take years to begin sitting? And is the process biased?
📖 @penelopegibbs.bsky.social explores in our latest Insight:
www.transformjustice.org.uk/news-insight...
The slow road to the bench: reforming magistrate recruitment - Transform Justice
www.transformjustice.org.uk
September 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
💡The slow road to the bench: reforming magistrate recruitment
What is going on with the magistrate recruitment system? Why does it take years to begin sitting? And is the process biased?
📖 @penelopegibbs.bsky.social explores in our latest Insight:
www.transformjustice.org.uk/news-insight...
What is going on with the magistrate recruitment system? Why does it take years to begin sitting? And is the process biased?
📖 @penelopegibbs.bsky.social explores in our latest Insight:
www.transformjustice.org.uk/news-insight...
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On the day gov stats show delays increasing in the mags' courts our team are going through findings of our volunteers who observed mags' courts in London this year. Their reflections show why justice is slow & why the process is often not very just.
September 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
On the day gov stats show delays increasing in the mags' courts our team are going through findings of our volunteers who observed mags' courts in London this year. Their reflections show why justice is slow & why the process is often not very just.
Out of court resolutions are effective, efficient & often preferred by victims. But how much are police forces using them?
🔗📊 Check our newly updated 2025 crime resolution tracker: www.transformjustice.org.uk/crime-resolu...
🔗📊 Check our newly updated 2025 crime resolution tracker: www.transformjustice.org.uk/crime-resolu...
September 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Out of court resolutions are effective, efficient & often preferred by victims. But how much are police forces using them?
🔗📊 Check our newly updated 2025 crime resolution tracker: www.transformjustice.org.uk/crime-resolu...
🔗📊 Check our newly updated 2025 crime resolution tracker: www.transformjustice.org.uk/crime-resolu...
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The illegal prosecution of c 59,000 people for not having the right ticket/fare evasion is the biggest (in terms of numbers) British miscarriage of justice ever. All those illegally convicted - railway companies wrongly used single justice procedure court process www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...
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September 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The illegal prosecution of c 59,000 people for not having the right ticket/fare evasion is the biggest (in terms of numbers) British miscarriage of justice ever. All those illegally convicted - railway companies wrongly used single justice procedure court process www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...