Following today’s conviction of Paul Quinn of the appalling crimes for which Andrew Malkinson was wrongly convicted I’m circulating a piece I wrote about representing him in his long battle for justice: open.substack.com/pub/counselo...

THREAD: New article out in Incarceration, with Alice Ievins and Ben Crewe: "What are you in for?" We argue that prison researchers have mostly neglected to ask what people in prison think about their convictions. This produces a significant blind spot in understanding of imprisonment.

What if 'tougher' prison sentences make accountability *less* likely? My new submission to the Law Commission's review of the law of homicide argues that's exactly what's happening. 🧵 Further details: benjarman.uk/news/law-com...

The Prisons & Propation Ombudsman published an investigation last week into historical abuses at Medomsley Detention Centre. Caroline Lanskey and I were acknowledged in the report for our support to the investigation. I've written a brief reflection on my blog: benjarman.uk/publications...

I presented exploratory findings on life-sentenced prisoners' experiences of the parole process at the British Society of Criminology conference last week. benjarman.uk/news/parole-...

My PhD thesis is now open access: "Moral messages, ethical responses" - research on how men serving life sentences navigate the moral dimensions of their punishment. Interview-based study completed at Cambridge last year. Links at benjarman.uk/news/phd-ava...

A letter from the Clerk of my Quaker meeting to the Meeting's MP, about the police raid at our Meeting House in Covent Garden last Thursday. It's a space I've used and treasured, since my first visit 20 years ago next month. Reading about the raid felt like learning that my home had been violated.

Have you been a juror on a child sexual abuse trial? Please help improve the experience for others through this innovative study, being carried out by @unisouthampton.bsky.social PhD student Stephen Hanvey: southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

New talk: Moving beyond FAIR data publication principles in qualitative research. Using prisons to explore how we balance transparency with obligations to research participants, with ref to recent debates in US #Criminology. benjarman.uk/news/ldw-tal... Feedback welcome. #OpenData #OpenResearch

📢Shaping Sentencing Reform! Professor @harryannison.bsky.social and Dr @benjarman.uk of the Law School have made significant contributions to the Independent Sentencing Review consultation through a series of responses. 📝Read more: https://buff.ly/3WPJdD1 #SentencingReform #PublicPolicy

Strongly agree with this and linked thread. Of course people want the offender to be present for the sentence and it is often deeply painful for families and victims when they refuse to attend. But there are limits to what can practically be done.

Sharing my response to the MoJ's Independent Sentencing Review. It examines how we might think differently about the progression of long-sentenced prisoners while maintaining public confidence. Fuller overview here: benjarman.uk/news/sentenc... Full text here: benjarman.uk/publications...

I saw this in the kitchen at the new office yesterday, and somehow felt just a little bit more at home.

Publication question: how long would you wait after submitting an article, before starting to pursue the editors for an answer? This one was submitted in May, and is still showing as under review. First chaser email, sent about a month ago, got no response at all. Also: any tips on how to chase?

Remembering the Fishmongers Hall tragedy, on this day in 2019. Some thoughts on loss, and violence's long shadow, and on how I want to remember Jack five years on. Never forgotten. #LTForever benjarman.uk/blog/fishmon...

Excited to launch my new homepage (benjarman.uk/news/welcome...) as I prepare to join @unisouthampton.bsky.social Law School next week. Visit for my research, including open-access publications and blogs. More content coming soon on parole decision-making. #criminology #imprisonment #penology