The Michigan state Legislature recently allocated $3.9 million to transform an unused industrial-scale warehouse within Thumb Correctional Facility into a self-contained college center.

Script advising became script reading today. Performed a live audience-facing rehearsal of INCARCERATION (a play about IPP) by Pluto Play Productions on @uniofhull.bsky.social campus with staff and student volunteer actors. An amazing new experience and opportunity to bring injustice to life.

Despite rising victim numbers, convictions under the Modern Slavery Act remain low. Join Dr Alicia Heys to explore the barriers to justice—and what they mean for business. 👉 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/barriers-t...

“There are some areas where the law isn’t working, joint enterprise is one of them” In a new podcast, Maxine Peake explores joint enterprise, who it affects, and why campaigners are arguing that justice is not being served by these vague laws.

Please circulate this! We're looking for an Assistant Professor in Criminology. Closing date of the 4th April 2025. Details here: jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

"[The cats] are gracious enough to spend their time with us so that we might learn, and so that we can enjoy a few quiet moments of warmth, softness, non judgment, and freedom."

Girls in youth custody Susannah Hancock's independent review into placements and care for girls in youth custody recommends the end of keeping girls in YOIS & STCs www.russellwebster.com/girls-in-you...

Prison and probation staffing problems worsen (winter 2024/25) Latest HMPPS workforce figures show falls in number of prison and probation officers www.russellwebster.com/prison-and-p...

Read our response to the ‘Prison culture: governance, leadership and staffing Inquiry’ here: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...

"Pregnant prisoners ‘forced to wear handcuffs in labour’". A shocking insight into the realities face by some women in prison: www.channel4.com/news/exclusi...

Just out in the Brit. Jnl. Criminology #probation #criminology Please repost! Thanks! academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-...

⭐️New Article⭐️ ‘Hammering on the pressure’: Prison governor well-being and the need for a more humanised approach onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

📚 Access to new article '‘Strengthen Them Inside’: Supporting prison staff wellbeing in England through creative writing' now available via link below: journals.sagepub.com/share/QZNDQI...

⭐️New article⭐️ ‘Strengthen Them Inside’: Supporting prison staff wellbeing in England through creative writing journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Further access via @uniofhull.bsky.social repository coming soon

Locked Up Living Jason Warr & Kate… https://lockeduplivi... @lockedupliving #PrisonExperience #SensoryCriminology #ForensicPsychology #Criminology #PrisonWellbeing

The @universityofleeds.bsky.social is the first Russell Group Uni to quit X! 🎉 🎉 Read more👇 tinyurl.com/2h3tyjfx @lsjleeds.bsky.social #Yorkshire #Leeds #Academia #AcademicSky #HigherEd #LawSky

📚NEW ARTICLE📚 Behind Bars: HMPPS Education And Higher Education Policy Framework - Critiques and recommendations from a lifer’s lived experience. www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/prison-servi...

Hey #Criminology and #CriminalJustice Some time ago I developed a brief A-Z guide to concepts used in #criminological texts/research that may be of use to students, professionals, or interested members of the public. See here: www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Pocke... #LittlePocketBookOfCriminology

New House of Lords Library briefing on the Imprisonment for Public Protection (#IPP) sentence Up to date, including info on the Lord Woodley’s Private Members’ Bill to implement resentencing of all those under the IPP lordslibrary.parliament.uk/sentences-of...

The prison population could rise by 22% in four years. Projections published by the Ministry of Justice show that the number of people in prison could rise to as high as 105,200 by March 2029. Earlier this week, the population stood at 86,059. Read our response: howardleague.org/news/prison-...

Hey #Sociology and #Criminology colleagues, We are seeking a Head of School to work with us at the School of Sociology & Social Policy. See details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKP667/h... We are a lovely bunch and are seeking a lovely person to take on the role. Application due: 8th December 2024

If you are in #Criminology, #CriminalJustice, #SocialScience, #Law, and #Philosophy and followed me over on the other site then please follow me here and I will follow back. I'm still getting used to working with this platform so please bare with me but usual rants and shares incoming.

Amazing video by @giveabookorg.bsky.social player.vimeo.com/video/103344... In tears, such an amazing charity 💚

"A female inmate remained handcuffed to a male prison officer while she had a mammogram, in an example of prisoners being denied their dignity while receiving NHS care, a watchdog has revealed." www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

The Institute of Criminology is advertising the position of an Associate Professor to lead the Master of Studies (MSt) programme in Applied Criminology, Penology & Management. This is a part-time role on a fixed-term basis for three years. Further information here: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49313/

The UK’s 1st commercial tree nursery in a UK prison has opened in HMP Haverigg. Prisoners are paid either national minimum or training wages & get a horticultural qualification. This is a great example of how work can be truly meaningful in prison. cumbriacrack.com/2024/11/20/c...

A great day in London with our #ESRC @lostmothers.bsky.social lived experience team & @birthcompanions 💜 Thanks to @arceastofengland.bsky.social for kindly contributing to our costs today! ⭐️ We have been very productive writing ipoems & analysing together #coproduction #collaboration #ipoems

If you want to find more about the horror of IPP, (including the story of Martin Myers, jailed for 18 years after stealing a cigarette) here is a link to the Guardian series The IPP Scandal www.theguardian.com/uk-news/seri...

Welcome to all the newcomers in another wave of X-odus 👋 It's calmer and less toxic here. If it helps find collegiate community, here is a list of academics working in Criminology in the UK, worth following. There's also a link to a wider #Criminology feed #Penology #AcademicSky go.bsky.app/8sCM5VZ

It’s not ok to not be ok . . . when you’re a prison governor: The impact of workplace culture on prison governors’ wellbeing in England, Scotland and Wales journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Work, Culture, and Wellbeing Among Prison Governors in England and Wales link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Knowledge Equity in Carceral Research www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/publications...

🗞️ ‘Showcasing prisoners’ artwork can help to open the prison door – to the community’ (originally published in Yorkshire Post) www.hull.ac.uk/work-with-us...