Important #research from @healthequitynorth.bsky.social involving @xqi01.bsky.social from @durhameducation.bsky.social and Dr Charmele Ayadurai from our Business School. tinyurl.com/2byzerpn @newcastleuni.bsky.social @officialuom.bsky.social

“This is a vital review that makes the case for change by focusing on the evidence on what will reduce reoffending and prevent more people becoming victims of crime. Our response to David Gauke's sentencing review: howardleague.org/news/a-vital...

Any Sentencing Review must surely be just a first step in the long promised fundamental appraisal of our entire neglected desperately underfunded Justice system.

Charities step up pressure on Keir Starmer to scrap two-child benefit cap

The latest criminal justice trends Official stats for 2024 show increase in numbers going through the CJS and a big increase in community resolutions. www.russellwebster.com/latest-crimi...

Last week the final report from the Lost Mothers project was published, a ground-breaking piece of research from @herts.ac.uk and @birthcompanions.bsky.social. Read @midwifeteacher.bsky.social's summary of the project's heart-breaking, yet galvanising findings: bit.ly/CBDrLauraAbb...

Powerful piece on the separation of babies from their mothers in prison based on the ‘Lost Mothers’ research led by @midwifeteacher.bsky.social If more evidence was needed to persuade anyone that pregnant women should not be imprisoned, this is it. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

We are among the many charities that have co-signed this letter to the Lord Chancellor. Blocking the Sentencing Council's guidelines on pre-sentence reports means putting more pregnant women, new mothers and babies in prison, and at risk of significant harm. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr...

What works to reduce reoffending? New MoJ report synthesises the evidence on interventions to reduce reoffending. www.russellwebster.com/what-works-t...

💡How can we ensure that research is shaped by the voices of those it’s meant to serve? As part of our ongoing Public and Patient Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) initiatives, we’re pleased to announce an upcoming online workshop dedicated to exploring exactly that. Further details below. ⬇️

Every Easter I think of women in prison, locked in for long periods of time over 4 days. For pregnant women & new mothers, the isolation is brutal. Our Lost Mothers research makes it clear: we must stop sending pregnant women to prison. @birthcompanions.bsky.social @cleanbrk.bsky.social

Troubled NHS trust to quit East Midlands prison health contract Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is currently responsible for looking after prisoners at seven jails across the East Midlands and an immigration centre. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Researcher training doesn't always cover how to run stakeholder engagement workshops to drive impact. Check out our blog on leveraging visual storytelling to co-create research impact through engaging & inclusive workshops. 🚫 art skills needed! www.niftyfoxcreative...

The PARENT project (DevleoPing an Alcohol Risk rEduction pathway with pareNts and health visiTors) is recruiting a Qualitative Researcher in Health Services Research for 12 months, closing 29 April. More information in the link below - please share jobs.hull.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

In an effort to build/rebuild online networks I've set up 3 starter kits in my main areas of research interest: Links in the posts which follow - reply to be added. And if you're in the intersecting areas, especially the middle bit, and we don't know each other already - do say hello 😊

The public want a fairer sentencing system Citizens’ panel convened by @prtuk.bsky.social calls for comprehensive reform to sentencing www.russellwebster.com/the-public-w...

The prisons keeping children locked in their cells for hours on end howardleague.org/news/reveale... @thehowardleague.bsky.social shows Feltham, Warrington & Wetherby YOIs not offering proper regimes

Join our next Peer Research Community of Practice event to hear from Ang Broadbridge, Head of Implementation @ Ways to Wellness, who'll discuss the 'insider status' of the peer researcher. Tue 27 May, 1pm - 3pm, online tinyurl.com/PRCOP2705

Today's Probation Annual Report finds the service "under-resourced and over-stretched" and shres garve concerns about its public protection work in particular www.russellwebster.com/probation-un...

What role does creativity play in research? Join us for a thought-provoking webinar on how #CreativeResearchMethods challenge power dynamics in knowledge production. #ResearchMethods @drhelenkara.bsky.social 📅 March 24, 2:00 PM 🔗 Register now:

Biased laws and poverty driving huge rise in female prisoners – report

There are still a small number of spaces available to book for this event - which will be useful for anyone working or training within social care or youth work.

Free to download Precarious Motherhood
Navigating relationships and support post-migration in the UK by Rachel Benchekroun 
explores the experiences of racially minoritised mothers living with insecure immigration status and financial hardship in London, UK. uclpress.co.uk/book/precari...

London-tripping!

Thanks @dusportexsci.bsky.social @iainlindsey.bsky.social looking forwards to hopefully publishing the next chapters of this ongoing story later in the year 🤞🌈 #joyinPA #creativemethods #coproduction @nihrspcr.bsky.social

We are thrilled to be announced as a winner at last night’s @bionow.bsky.social awards, taking the trophy for the Social Impact Award for our #WomanOfTheNorth work – well done to all who contributed to this hugely impactful piece of work!

So - we were blown away to receive this @bionow.bsky.social Social Impact Award for our @healthequitynorth.bsky.social #WomanoftheNorth work. Not possible without the 40+ authors and our HEN directors @profkepickett.bsky.social & @profbambra.bsky.social

New article out on in @risjnl.bsky.social - I've looked at how #ontologicalsecurity can explain ways in which the state weaponises violence against migration women as part of the deterrent architecture of the #hostileenvironment in the UK --linked here www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

An honour to catch up with our @healthworks.bsky.social Patron, @michaelmarmot.bsky.social, as he launched Newcastle as a #MarmotCity at Newcastle City Council. A fantastic opportunity to take bold steps towards reducing health inequalitie and building a fairer, healthier future for Newcastle.

Presentations of my PhD findings (at some point you have to get over shuddering at the sound of your own voice). All work rests firmly on the shoulders of giants - supervisors @profamyodonnell.bsky.social and @stephscott.bsky.social - and to @arcnenc.bsky.social for funding and structural support

All Things Considered & Divided Households invites u to '8 Hours There And Back' including workshop on the impacts of family imprisonment, Northern Stage, Tues 25 March 2025. If u work/train within fields of youth work, social work, teaching, justice, health & care BOOK HERE: lnkd.in/d8BEKEjw

The Guardian view on the Gauke review: prison isn’t working | Editorial

Mealtimes should be nourishing - both physiologically & emotionally. But, hospital eating environments in mental health wards don't always create the best setting for healing. Take a look at our animation with @susanguthrieslt.bsky.social exploring patient stories: vimeo.com/1041186684...

Justice spending in England & Wales @theifs.bsky.social analysis of how justice spending in England & Wales has fallen over last two decades. www.russellwebster.com/justice-spen...

‘For women especially, prison is a place of chaos and trauma where vulnerable people struggle to maintain their dignity, let alone sanity… into these containers of suffering are dropped women whose only crime is mental illness.’

The punishment doesn’t fit the crime in Britain. That’s why our jails are overflowing www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... by Samira Shackle on @theguardian.com

“Perhaps the government should try something novel when it comes to dealing with the prison problem: treat the public as if they are capable of nuanced thinking” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Having a pet can reduce loneliness, depression, substance misuse & self-harm in people experiencing homelessness. Read about a new study that's developing evidence to support more homeless hostels to become pet-friendly, keeping pets & people together⬇️ tinyurl.com/4ymw9s2v

Watch the trailer here: lnkd.in/debW7gWh Read the Divided Households report here: lnkd.in/drrSwFza And please do share this far and wide!

All Things Considered & Divided Households invites u to '8 Hours There And Back' including workshop on the impacts of family imprisonment, Northern Stage, Tues 25 March 2025. If u work/train within fields of youth work, social work, teaching, justice, health & care BOOK HERE: lnkd.in/d8BEKEjw

The first paper from my #NIHRARCNENC funded PhD, published today in BMC Health Services Research. bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... In addition to the content, of which I am very proud, it feels like this is the first time I have found my own voice within academic writing .

The pressure is mounting on changing the prison recall system. Two new publications today. This post: Fixing Fixed Term Prison Recalls in which Catch22 calls for community alternatives to Fixed Term Prison Recalls www.russellwebster.com/fixing-fixed...

The second publication focusing on prison recalls is today's edition of the invaluable #BromleyBriefings from @prtuk.bsky.social which highlights the 32,500 prison admissions due to recalls in the year to September 2024 prisonreformtrust.org.uk/wp-content/u...

**new game klaxon**

I love all our podcasts but this was one of the most moving. The partners & children of prisoners are often over-looked collateral damage of a broken system. Hear why from 2 experts - Josie Coles, a "prison wife" and Dr Lorna Brookes, who set up an organisation to support the children of prisoners.

We talk a lot about why adolescent girls report more low mood and anxiety, and why this might be getting worse. But what do girls themselves think might explain this? As you might have guessed, we don’t really know. So, we asked them: doi.org/10.1186/s129... 1/8

Saddened to hear of the passing of Prof Michael Burawoy. His work on public sociology inspired many. RIP.

This @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social thematic report using data from 4 women's reception prisons is a shocking read, even for those who work in the sector. Prison is a very unsafe place for women. Read the report here: cloud-platform-e218f50a4812967ba1215eaecede923f.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/site...

In December 2024, the government revealed plans to open up 14,000 more prison places by 2031. Projections show that the number of people in prison could rise to as high as 105,200 by March 2029. We cannot build our way out of this crisis. https://buff.ly/40QdG6s

We supported two brave women who both have sons in prison to speak to @itvnews.bsky.social about what it’s like to be mentally ill inside . Mental Health reform is promised and is needed urgently. Needs a plan to speed up transfers from custody to care for those with serious mental illness.