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Justice and Prisons provides an opportunity to debate issues relating to the use and practice of imprisonment around the world

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Hospital Pass? Thoughts on the Independent Review of Prisons open.substack.com/pub/robrob…
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The Southport Inquiry: A New Future for Youth Justice? open.substack.com/pub/robrob…
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Fire Hazard. Why has the government scrapped its target for making prison buildings safe ? open.substack.com/pub/robrob…
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Are courts welcoming? Are defendants judged based on appearance? Can court users understand legal jargon? Courtwatcher Rosemin & Jessica Jacobson @BirkbeckUoL discuss courtwatcher observations from 2,000+ cases in London mags courts. 🎧 pod.fo/e/3ecb82
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Accounts Overdue: What's Happening with the Secure School? open.substack.com/pub/robrob…
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Are the courts ready for the Sentencing Act? open.substack.com/pub/robrob…
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Profoundly serious failures putting children at risk of harm @G4S run youth prison-and not for the first time
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Yet another review out today on the prison capacity crisis in England and Wales. Will it bring about a sustainable future? @robroballen has some doubts. reformingprisons.blogspot.co…
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Yet another review out today on the prison capacity crisis in England and Wales. Will it bring about a sustainable future? @robroballen has some doubts. reformingprisons.blogspot.co…
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Profoundly serious failures putting children at risk of harm @G4S run youth prison-and not for the first time
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Groundhog Week for Youth Custody @robroballen on the #UrgentNotification for Oakhill STC reformingprisons.blogspot.co…
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Will the Gauke review and the government's response to it do enough to avert a continuing prison cacacity crisis? Spoiler alert - maybe not reformingprisons.blogspot.co…
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David Gauke's Sentencing Review out tomorrow is set to recommend fewer short jail terms, a new scheme of earned early release and stronger community sentences. What will all this mean in practice? reformingprisons.blogspot.co…
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What can the prison system in England and Wales learn from the Netherlands? A country not long ago renting out its unused facilities to other countries is now having to consider putting mattresses in cells to increase its own capacity. reformingprisons.blogspot.co…
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Could a prison queue help avert the prison capacity crisis? It is in the Netherlands. reformingprisons.blogspot.co…
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🌱 How can probation services promote #sustainability? New PRI blog by @robroballen & Steve Pitts explores how greener practices in #probation can support #rehabilitation & #environmental goals. 🔗 Read: penalreform.org/blog/greenin… #GreenProbation  #CriminalJustice
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Incapacitating Children in Custody @robroballen on the concerning roll out of pepper spray on children reformingprisons.blogspot.co…
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"My face felt like it was on fire, I couldn't see. I was just left on my own”. There are better ways of reducing violence in youth prisons than spraying pepper into childrens eyes. reformingprisons.blogspot.co…
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Replying to @OasisRestore
@OasisRestore, the first Secure School opened to great fanfare last Summer, promising a revolution in youth justice. Two recently published inspection reports provide a mixed and sobering assessment of what’s been achieved so far. reformingprisons.blogspot.co…
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The secure school promised to herald a revolution in youth justice . Monitoring reports suggest it's struggling to meet some all too familiar challenges. reformingprisons.blogspot.co…
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