As ever, I learned a lot during this podcast - not only about the serious failings in our current approach to women in conflict with the law but how to go about creating a more just and effective system. Do have a listen to two very well informed contributors sharing their thoughts and experience.
Should stealing baby milk to feed your child lead to prison? Dr Sarah Waite & Lucy Campbell discuss how the prison system is failing women & what could be done to improve society’s response to women in crisis.
Well worth a listen. Women’s prisons are genuinely appalling and getting worse. They receive very little press coverage despite being more violent than men’s prisons and having a self-harm rate equivalent to around 6 incidents per prisoner per year
Should stealing baby milk to feed your child lead to prison? Dr Sarah Waite & Lucy Campbell discuss how the prison system is failing women & what could be done to improve society’s response to women in crisis.
No go areas for staff too scared to challenge young prisoners, uncontrolled meal queues leaving some with no food. Grim watchdog report on HMP Swinfen Hall.
One in four prison cells dont meet fire safety standards and 6,000 still wont by end of 2027. The red line about not using non compliant cells after that deadline no longer looks so red.
I understand why you want to be positive but your recent inspections of Feltham A have reported on high levels of violence and disorder negatively impacting children’s access to education and activities. This is the reality for most young people there I fear.
Prisons under Ministry of Justice in all Council of Europe countries bar Spain. Surely a more suitable location than an interior ministry alongside policing.
Like Gauke’s review of sentencing and Leveson’s on the courts, Dame Anne Owers final report in the trilogy is stronger on diagnosing the problems than prescribing remedies reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2025/08/capa...
Find out more: 📖 Read our latest report: ‘Industrial-scale prosecution? Why the single justice procedure needs radical reform’ www.transformjustice.org.uk/publication/... 🎧 Listen to the latest Transform Justice Podcast episode on the single justice procedure: pod.fo/e/30221c 🧵[4/4]
Online guilty pleas. No open hearings. Defendants convicted without their knowledge.
The Single Justice Procedure was designed for efficiency. But what happens when speed trumps justice? @kirstybrimelow.bsky.social joins us to discuss
Today's Prison Capacity Review is stronger on diagnosis than cure. It should have recommended bolder and more concrete measures to ensure a sustainable future.
Today's Prison Capacity Review is stronger on diagnosis than cure. It should have recommended bolder and more concrete measures to ensure a sustainable future.
