Youth Justice - A Missed Opportunity? @robroballen.bsky.social casts his usual forensic eye over new youth justice policy reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2026/02/yout...

Youth justice would be better in the Education Department than Ministry of Justice. Some thoughts on a missed opportunity for fundamental change. reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2026/02/yout...

It was a pleasure recording with @paulkohlersw19.bsky.social & Lucy Jaffe for our latest podcast episode: Restorative justice - bringing the humanity back to justice. In this episode, we unpack RJ - what it is, how it works and why it can be so hard to access. Listen now! 🎧🔗 pod.fo/e/3895fe

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 What if justice put people first? Restorative justice centres victims, reduces reoffending & creates real accountability. So why is it so hard to access? @paulkohlersw19.bsky.social & Lucy Jaffe discuss RJ & efforts to expand its use. 🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/3895fe

🎙️New Transform Justice Podcast episode out tomorrow! In the meantime, have you listened to our most recent episode? @penelopegibbs.bsky.social and @robroballen.bsky.social look back through 2025: the reforms, debates and missed opportunities that shaped the year. 🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/374dde

We're heading into uncharted territory when it comes to prison population levels. In the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast, we discuss what exactly could be causing this rise in numbers, and what the possible solutions could be. 🎧Listen to the latest episode now: pod.fo/e/374dde

New article from me on whether Gauke’s Sentencing Review did enough to solve the prison capacity crisis. Some important reflections in the other contributions to the special edition of the British Journal of Community Justice mmuperu.co.uk/bjcj/volume-...

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Start the year strong with a big-picture view of criminal justice policy. @penelopegibbs.bsky.social & @robroballen.bsky.social reflect on the reforms and debates that shaped 2025 & look ahead to 2026. 🎧Listen now for the latest developments in prisons, courts & more: pod.fo/e/374dde

Prison Problems Old and New @robroballen.bsky.social with examples of persistent problems in our prison system, whether they were built in the 1800s or 2020 reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2026/01/pris...

⚠️Can rehabilitation be delivered in prisons - and where are we going wrong? Andi Brierley joins us to discuss how we can ensure people leaving prison have the opportunity to move away from offending. 🎧Catch up on the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast now! pod.fo/e/3648a8

Dartmoor debacle and problems at the newest jail. Challenges for the prison service mount up. reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2026/01/pris...

67 today. Gather it’s banned so staying 66 for a while.

‘Exceptionally high’ number of cell fires in dangerously unsafe prison, inspector finds. reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2025/12/fire...

The Jury’s out on prison numbers. Thoughts on whether the proposed court reforms will lead to fewer people behind bars or more. reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2025/12/cour...

Local monitoring board at Brinsford Prison worried by 56 in-cell fires over the reporting year, "which seems very high and potentially dangerous for the whole prison". One of many concerns in a troubling report. cloud-platform-e218f50a4812967ba1215eaecede923f.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/site...

Local monitoring board at Brinsford Prison worried by 56 in-cell fires over the reporting year, "which seems very high and potentially dangerous for the whole prison". One of many concerns in a troubling report. cloud-platform-e218f50a4812967ba1215eaecede923f.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/site...

The Jury’s out on prison numbers. Thoughts on whether the proposed court reforms will lead to fewer people behind bars or more. reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2025/12/cour...

How will court reform impact on prison numbers? reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2025/12/cour...

How will court reform impact on prison numbers? reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2025/12/cour...

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

In March barrister Dominic Thomas passionately put the argument against restricting jury trials in our podcast.

More Questions than Answers on Fire Safety in Prisons @robroballen.bsky.social reveals that the 116 prisons in England saw 534 fire related injuries in the last financial year with most fires started by vapes. reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2025/11/more...

Which Way for Youth Custody? @robroballen.bsky.social analyses constructive options for a better way forward reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2025/11/whic...

A busy week in respect of youth custody in England and Wales Some thoughts on the best way forward. reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2025/11/whic...

The latest prison fire safety report is out - but it raises as many questions as it answers. "It may not seem the highest priority just now, but issues like fire safety never are until they are". reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2025/11/more...

Reminded of this correction today

Latest update: MoJ Permanent Secretary tells Public Accounts Committee they hope to reopen the site in March 2026. Also says spec for faulty doors was the same as has been used in other secure units. Which begs the question- are they a risk to the safety of residents and staff in those places too?

Latest on the Secure School Fiasco reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2025/10/beyo...

🚨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

📢 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

HMP Stafford housing many older prisoners has longstanding legionella issue, with shower blocks often closed. Local watchdog says there's insufficient funding to provide a permanent fix. HSE should pay a visit imo cloud-platform-e218f50a4812967ba1215eaecede923f.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/site...

Achievement of the week: Leaders at G4S Oakhill Secure Training Centre have acted to ensure that children have adequate meals and access to food to prevent them feeling hungry files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/5028... What's more the kitchen has been deep cleaned and is now a hygienic environment...

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.

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

Young Adults in Custody- Yet Another Challenge for Prisons @robroballen.bsky.social on violent and out of control HMP Swinfen Hall reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2025/09/youn...

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. reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2025/09/youn...

Inspectors blame Ministry of Justice for infrastructure failings resulting in the closure of the Secure School. reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2025/09/a-bi...

Inspectors blame Ministry of Justice for infrastructure failings resulting in the closure of the Secure School. reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2025/09/a-bi...

As fires in prisons rise, efforts to ensure safety are limited and slow. Todays watchdog report on HMP Styal is a case in point. reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2025/09/more...

As fires in prisons rise, efforts to ensure safety are limited and slow. Todays watchdog report on HMP Styal is a case in point. reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2025/09/more...

Prison Fire Safety Delay ? @robroballen.bsky.social on how HMPPS is still failing to make all prison cells safe from fire reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2025/09/pris...

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. reformingprisons.blogspot.com/2025/09/pris...

Didnt expect much in the way of sunsets in Norfolk but got a good one in Sheringham

The single justice procedure has been used extensively to prosecute Covid rulebreakers - but was this really a fair way of dealing with the issue? @kirstybrimelow.bsky.social discusses in the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast ⬇️ 🔗🎧Catch up on the full episode now: pod.fo/e/30221c

Will the first Secure School be the last? @robroballen.bsky.social on the multiple failings in the Children's and Young People's Secure Estate. www.russellwebster.com/will-the-fir...

The latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast explores the ins and outs and failings of the controversial single justice procedure. Here @penelopegibbs.bsky.social discusses one particularly shocking case ⬇️ 🎧🔗Catch up on the full episode now: pod.fo/e/30221c

"A prisoner recently reported he saw a mouse actually giving birth in his cell" Rochester Jail Watchdog says vermin still a challenge with prisoners making barriers across cell door thresholds to try to keep mice out cloud-platform-e218f50a4812967ba1215eaecede923f.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/site...

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]

Speed has replaced just decision making with the convey belt Single Justice Procedure (SJP) - reform is needed now. On this Transform Justice podcast, our Vice Chair Kirsty Brimelow KC discusses how the SJP works and what it means for people facing charges. Listen now ⬇️ lnkd.in/e4N4ADKm