A man on the streets of the UK is asked about the “problem of immigration” and dismantles talking points with ease.

I've spoken to so many people inside prison who are on IPP and recalled for various reasons, most are not crime related but simple mix ups propelled by a lack of probation staff to support them. Something has to change. Re-sentencing is a good start.

I managed to capture the great work of @giveabookorg.bsky.social on a recent trip into HMP Isis, the first few hours in a cell with nothing must be an incredibly difficult time, having access to something to read is essential.

Absolute despair that this still has to be shouted about. When will killing of children, health workers and starving people trying to get food stop? Another important campaign I worked on for Oxfam with the incredible Lisa Rutherford. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Solar panels can be installed on flats thanks to work from Emergent Energy's Reg Platt. He says taxpayers foot clean energy upgrade bill.

Great to attend the launch of this report last night, let's hope this is another step in the right direction towards re-sentencing and releasing those serving IPP sentences.

Here are some of the members of a working group we convened to explore ways to end the IPP scandal. Have you read their recommendations yet? The report was launched last night in the House of Lords, and you can read it here: howardleague.org/publications... 📸 @andyaitchison.bsky.social

‘Keir Starmer must end the injustice of indefinite sentences today’ www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...

"A panel convened by the Howard League will urge the government on Monday to take 'long overdue' action to restore hope to 2,614 inmates still trapped under the outlawed jail terms, which have been described as a 'monstrous blot' on our justice system." www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

PCS marchers are in the midst of the action on the @peoplesassembly.bsky.social march in London today, alongside our splendid balloon. Photo by @andyaitchison.bsky.social #WelfareNotWarfare

There are 87,864 people in prison in England and Wales today. Explore the 'Prison Watch' section of our website for more information about the prison population: howardleague.org/prison-watch/ 📸 @andyaitchison.bsky.social

Scandalous. As the UK faces its driest spring in 69 years, water companies are « simply praying for rain ». Meanwhile, they’ve handed £85bn to shareholders since privatisation. We are being scammed. It's time to bring water back in public hands. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Coaches Michael and Frank are busy preparing to deliver Black Hero's Journey in HMP Isis to mark Black Inclusion Week between 12th - 18th May! Read our Black Hero's Journey Report to find what makes this programme so powerful: www.sparkinside.org/news/black-h... 📸: @andyaitchison.bsky.social

One of the projects I'm most proud of in my career is another step closure to the goal. Thank you @tricksterprince.bsky.social for all your hard work on this, can't wait to see what the team at @bluecoatpress.bsky.social come up with.

Fantastic work @sparkinside.bsky.social So important.

A very worrying story, if certain officers are treating their colleagues like this how do we think they are treating the people locked up? www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Finally a sensible solution. Accepting people in France could stop the dangerous small boats overnight and give people a much safer way to get to the UK.

this post is brilliant for their social media account, whoever does Comms for the @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social deserves a pay rise. I had no idea it was that far down.

Muslim prisoners in England more likely to be subjected to force, charity finds www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Really proud of the work I have done over the last 8 years with the @shannontrust.bsky.social, great to see their fantastic mentors getting official accreditation for their hard work. They really are changing lives. insidetime.org/uncategorise...

There are 87,919 men, women and children in prison in England and Wales today. The number rose by 235 last week – about one-sixth of the capacity of Millsike, the new jail just opened. We cannot build our way out of this crisis: howardleague.org/prison-watch/ 📸 @andyaitchison.bsky.social

The prison population in England and Wales keeps rising. Today it stands at 87,684. That's... • 128 more than this time last week. • 8,344 more than the system is designed to hold. Find out more: howardleague.org/prison-watch/ 📸 @andyaitchison.bsky.social

The prison population in England and Wales continues to rise. Yesterday, it stood at 87,416. There are 100 more people in prison than there were last week, but 1,062 fewer than at the same point last year. howardleague.org/prison-watch/ 📸 @andyaitchison.bsky.social

Another great article from Inside Time newspaper. Great work Ray! Illustrated with my picture. tehttps://insidetime.org/ray-says/the-presumption-of-guilt/

Due to our huge wealth disparity, a modest wealth tax of 2% on assets over £10million would only affect 200,000 people, but would raise £24Billion a year. Mull on that for a second or two. taxjustice.uk/blog/six-wea...

The biggest chunk of household energy bills comes from the exorbitant cost and our reliance on gas for heating and hot water. The government must ensure that more homes are future-proofed with heat pumps, by making sure that they become increasingly more affordable. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Not my heat pump sadly but my pictures. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

📢 Clearsprings - an asylum accommodation provider- is making bumper profits, and now MPs are calling for an ❗urgent investigation into millions of pounds in offshore transactions made by the company So, why is it so hard for them to provide decent housing? 👀 www.opendemocracy.net/en/clearspri...

An incredible film everyone should watch. It will make you feel very angry though.

Prison should be the last resort of criminal justice | Letters www.theguardian.com/society/2025... One of my favourite pictures that I've made in Wandsworth. It's not often I'm told to F-off but this was one of those occasions, shouted from a window.

A very useful summary of the latest Bromley briefings. Illustrated with a picture I took last summer on one of the best wings I've ever worked on.

Are sentences really getting longer? Why is this happening? What impact is this having? Would abolishing short prison sentences solve the crisis? What should we do instead? These are the questions we address in our sentencing inflation explainer: howardleague.org/wha...

Super excited about this years festival! this was one of my favourite series of pictures from last year, what an incredible wing that was. Some great authors visiting as well!

Not good news for women in prison, another report. Wonder if this one will result in any actions?

Something can't be quite right with license recalls, a 42% increase on 2023 figures, what's going on?

Women's Problem-Solving Courts Clinks explores the development and evaluation of women’s problem-solving courts in the UK and internationally in a report written by Dr Ruth Armstrong & Shona Minson. www.russellwebster.com/womens-probl...

Adultifying the children's custody system @theayj.bsky.social urges the government to protect the distinct, child-centred nature of the children's secure estate www.russellwebster.com/adultifying-...

A very useful document from @thehowardleague.bsky.social explaining the problems of prison overcrowding, how we are where we are and what can be done to solve it. Illustrated with some of my pictures.

Prisons in England and Wales face an overcrowding crisis of unprecedented proportions. Our explainer asks... ◾ When will we run out of prison space? ◾ Why does it matter if prisons are overcrowded? ◾ Why don’t we just build more prisons? https://buff.ly/4hyBdON

Physical health in prison The third briefing from @Nacro Justice Exchange looks at lived experience of trying to access physical health services in prison www.russellwebster.com/physical-hea...

Great to see so many MP's and Peers there to learn more. Almost every MP was there because they had a constituent currently serving an IPP sentence.

‘Prison is not a place for rehabilitation’: jailed rapper Marnz Malone on confronting suicide The British MC has amassed millions of streams for his careworn catalogue, recorded on a prison phone. Now, his new single addresses prisoners’ mental health www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

Such powerful words. Biden quotes Eisenhower’s ‘military industrial complex’ & then christens what’s happening as the ‘tech industrial complex’. ‘The free press is crumbling…truth is being smothered by lies’

Such an incredibly powerful song and video. youtu.be/UyF6lDTyA8k

“Americans are being buried under an avalanche of misinformation enabling the abuse of power. The free press is crumbling. Editors are disappearing. Social media is giving up on fact-checking. The truth is smothered by lies told for power and profit” President Joe Biden

Still one of my favourite pictures I made in Wandsworth a few years back, always a good illustration.

Awful news for Luke, 10 years work gone. Devastating.

An old memory from a day working in Wandsworth, these 5 were very chatty and happy to be in a photograph.

Lessons learned from the creation of the Youth Justice Board A new Women’s Justice Board has much to learn from the success of Youth Justice Board prisonreformtrust.org.uk?p=18447 Blog by John Drew for @prtuk.bsky.social