Today is world Mental Health day. IPP sentences cause unimaginable damage The white dots show the 2,486 people still in prison serving an IPP sentence The red dots show the 94 people who’ve taken their own life in prison #ippreform #worldmentalhealthday

📣 I have a new article out!Acculturation and Acceleration: The Impact of Facial Recognition Technology on Youth at Cultural and Sporting Events #AI #surveillance #openaccess www.erdalreview.eu/pubblicazion...

Public Opinion and the Language of Sentencing - @sentencingacademy.bsky.social research assesses public understanding of some key sentencing terms. www.russellwebster.com/public-opini...

While young people in the community are starting a new school year or preparing for college or university, young people in custody are sitting in their cell doing and learning nothing. There should be no more excuses. It’s time for a complete reset of youth custody that puts education first.

“Universities are public institutions, established for the public good. Their governance arrangements, and the remuneration of their senior executives, should reflect that — yet we've heard that more than 300 university executives earn more than their state premiers." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Why is no-one talking about the tech deal on here? Why are our political commentators failing to discuss an absolutely critical strategic decision which will all but rule out ever rejoining the EU let alone building a Green economy? Where the hell is the analysis on this??

This is moving in exactly the wrong direction! Education & meaningful activity in prison is crucial to reducing violence and improving outcomes

Textbook Launch Event🚀 Join us for this in-person event @edinburghnapier.bsky.social on 7 Oct 3-5pm where we bring together a range of voices to reflect on where Scottish criminal justice is and where it's going. Register your place now 👇 bit.ly/criminal-jus...

Is it possible to live a good life in confinement? How do 'official' moral discourses shape what prison makes morally possible, inside and outside? Join us on 17th Oct as we launch a special issue of Incarceration discussing these questions and more events.humanitix.com/themed-issue...

The last 3 years have been the hottest in around 125,000 years. CO2 levels are their highest in MILLIONS of years. But most people have no idea this is happening, let alone what it means for our kids’ futures. Our politics & media have failed our children. We should be furious.

Once again: these hotels are not where any asylum seeker would choose to live, but as it stands these are their homes. These mobs can demonstrate at the Home Office or in town centres if they must, but why on earth is it right or normal for them to be allowed to intimidate people in their homes?

Actual Conservative front bench politicians are calling for the government to overturn a not guilty verdict returned by an independent jury in respect of a political rival. Trump levels of partisan, anti-rule of law authoritarianism.

I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts. The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative. Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.

Woohoo, I have page proofs for my book!

I use this image when I teach about the consequences of biodiversity loss:

This depressing story seems to indicate a need for cultural change within MI5. IPCO (which was itself misled) will no doubt comment in the report ordered by the Court. Two points made in the judgment show why this is indeed quite serious: /1

Better governance ‘could have avoided mass university job cuts’. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Some parents are working extra hours or selling possessions to fund school trips, a survey has found

I can't get over this. I can't imagine the horror of being attacked (by air, or by ground) while desperately seeking vital aid. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Mae WISERD wedi sicrhau £1.6m gan @ESRC ar gyfer prosiect ymchwil Pobl, Lleoedd, a’r Maes Cyhoeddus i ymchwilio i sut y gall cyfranogiad mewn gweithgareddau democrataidd, cydweithredol llywodraethu a gwyddoniaethddinesydd fynd i’r afael â heriau cyfunol bit.ly/3FSzRB8

WISERD has secured £1.6m from @ESRC for research project People, Places, and the Public Sphere to investigate how participation in democratic activities, collaborative governance and citizen science can address collective challenges bit.ly/4e1DC3Z

Former Dundee vice-chancellor to ‘reflect’ on returning £150k payoff. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

‼️PLEASE NOTE THE VERY SHORT DEADLINE TO PUT IN A BID‼️ 🚨 New Responsive Research Fund on Policing & Visibility – short turnaround! 🗓️ Notify intent by 4 July 🗓️ Apply by 23 July 🗓️ Start by 8 Aug 🏁 Finish by 30 Jan 2026 Grant Awarded: 29 July Don’t miss this rapid opportunity! #Policing #Research

Come and work in Nottingham! #AcademicSku #criminology www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNO319/s... pop

Notes from a highly charged and devastating meeting show not a single member of Cardiff University’s senate body backed the latest cuts plans ✍️ Martin Shipton

Today we published 'Building trust: the importance of positive relationships in young offender institutions', a thematic review on children’s perceptions of their relationships with staff. Read the report: hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmipris_repo...

AI Transcription at the Frontline: Phenomenological and Ethical Challenges in Probation Settings Through Lisbeth Lipari’s Listening Being Framework AI Transcription at the Frontline: Phenomenological and Ethical Challenges in Probation Settings Through Lisbeth Lipari's Listening Being Framework…

"Humanity is failing in Gaza" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The ocean… 🌊💙 sustains life, regulates climate, hosts biodiversity, buffers storms, produces oxygen, holds untold wonder. Yet, we’ve polluted its depths and pushed it to the brink. On #WorldOceanDay and every day, let’s act to #SaveOurOcean.

Whether honoring decades of struggle, protecting their families, or simply claiming space, WorldPride attendees spoke to The Post about resilience, resistance, and a commitment to being seen and heard with this year's celebration of the LGBTQ+ community.

The U.K. has legal and moral obligations to stop selling all arms to Israel. Please sign the petition to send a clear message that you won’t stand by whilst the UK continues to be complicit in Israel’s atrocities. www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...

📕Book Talk: 'Desistance, Resistance, and Normalcy' with Tea Fredriksson @spookademic.bsky.social & Robin Gålnander @robingalnander.bsky.social Commentators: @fergusmcneill.bsky.social & @margueritesch.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social 🗓️ 11 June, 1pm (UK time) 📌 Online 🔻Register bit.ly/3HdaR89

Expect to read many news headlines about sentencing and prisons in the next few days. We're here to help. Please share our article, which cuts through the jargon and explains how longer sentences have contributed to the prison capacity crisis: howardleague.org/what-is-sent...

Why am I crying ? 🥹❤️ ☕️

At the launch of the Young Warriors podcast in Glasgow 👇🎧 In this podcast, Ali Fraser and some formidable young people explore street culture and youth-led change in different places across the UK. @crmnlgy.bsky.social #Criminology #YouthWork #YoungPeople #podcast 🔗 open.spotify.com/show/1KLXLNF...

My first ever @theguardian.com Country Diary 🙂 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New open access article published in the Probation Journal -‘Professional Registration of Probation Practitioners in a Devolved Welsh Probation Service’ Coauthored with @mfeilzer.bsky.social and John Deering journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Really enjoyed representing the @probationres.bsky.social team, giving a keynote talk at the Welsh Centre for Crime and Social Justice annual conference on possible policy futures. Great discussion. Thanks to @mfeilzer.bsky.social for the invite!

This honestly is a dream opportunity - check it out! #langsky 🐦🐦 @humboldt-foundation.de

My letter to the Prime Minister. #immigration

Don’t miss this important event about the experiences of girls in custody. Tuesday 20 May. Doughty Street Chambers. Hosted by the National Association of Youth Justice and the Youth Practitioners Association, in association with us. Sign up here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/natonal-asso...

JOB: Research Fellow, a part-time post at University of Nottingham. Working with a wonderful team on comparative research: @nicolacarr.bsky.social (PI), Beth Weaver, Jake Phillips, Fergus McNeill, myself, Fern Gillon, Sarah Doxat-Pratt. #Criminology #Probation #Job www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY924/r...

Alcatraz won’t reopen. But it’s the rhetorical point: prisons should be cruel and punitive and—importantly—isolating. All things we know, from piles of work, don’t actually promote safety. But it’s example #1963 of how “tough on crime” is never abt safety, but abt performative cruelty.

⚖️ Earlier this year, Revolving Doors hosted two policy workshops for our Lived Experience of the Law research project. The theme of our second policy workshop was women’s experiences of domestic abuse and the family courts. Read our blog to find out more ➡️ revolving-doors.org.uk/lived-experi...

Great to read about this new partnership between Constructed Pathways and HMP Peterborough. They're helping to solve the severe labour shortage in the construction industry by offering people in prison the chance to gain industry-standard training.

As we enter a period of major global instability- what The Economist termed ‘the Age of Chaos’ we need new thinking. So I’m delighted to announce this major new programme on Global Disorder, in partnership with Carnegie Endowment for International Peace www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/british...

If you're interested in this ... hmiprobation.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/document/hop... You may also wish to look at this - which is a longer, more academic-orientated paper from the same project: academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-... Please do repost! Thanks in advance! BW, Steve

Today, the Ministry of Justice has announced the introduction of PAVA spray against children in prison. The Howard League strongly objects to any approach that inflicts pain on someone deliberately. Read our response here: howardleague.org/news/howard-...