🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Is ostracising people who’ve committed sexual offences the best way to stop it happening again?
We're joined by Eppie Sprung of @nextchapterscotland.org.uk and Belinda Winder to discuss sexual offending - why it happens and what to do about it.
🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/39e682
Lucy Jaffe discusses forgiveness and the 'magic' of restorative justice on the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast.
🎧Catch up on the full episode (also featuring @paulkohlersw19.bsky.social) here: pod.fo/e/3895fe
@whymeuk.bsky.social @penelopegibbs.bsky.social @robroballen.bsky.social
In 2014, four masked men rushed into
@paulkohlersw19.bsky.social's house and beat him severely. After discovering restorative justice charity @whymeuk.bsky.social Paul and his wife and daughter, who were also present, sat down with one of the attackers.
🎧Listen to the full episode: pod.fo/e/3895fe
It's a bit rich of Serco to push for increase in video court hearings due to their failure to get people detained in police custody to court on time. But agree with implication that police remand too many. 70% of defs remanded by police are released by the court www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-a...
It's a bit rich of Serco to push for increase in video court hearings due to their failure to get people detained in police custody to court on time. But agree with implication that police remand too many. 70% of defs remanded by police are released by the court www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-a...
Video calls are great for keeping in touch with friends. But not so good in high stakes situations with strangers. Vulnerable defendants in criminal court struggle to effectively participate on video. But Sir Brian Leveson wants massive increase in video hearings www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-a...
Video calls are great for keeping in touch with friends. But not so good in high stakes situations with strangers. Vulnerable defendants in criminal court struggle to effectively participate on video. But Sir Brian Leveson wants massive increase in video hearings www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-a...
I thought video links for defendants had died a (justified) death but Sir Brian Leveson has revived them despite evidence video stops defendants' effective participation in hearings. There are also indications video leads to judicial bias & more punitive outcomes www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-a...
I thought video links for defendants had died a (justified) death but Sir Brian Leveson has revived them despite evidence video stops defendants' effective participation in hearings. There are also indications video leads to judicial bias & more punitive outcomes www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-a...
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
What if justice put people first? Restorative justice centres victims, reduces reoffending & creates real accountability. So why is it so hard to access? @paulkohlersw19.bsky.social & Lucy Jaffe discuss RJ & efforts to expand its use.
🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/3895fe
🎙️New Transform Justice Podcast episode out tomorrow!
In the meantime, have you listened to our most recent episode? @penelopegibbs.bsky.social and @robroballen.bsky.social look back through 2025: the reforms, debates and missed opportunities that shaped the year. 🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/374dde
Govt's court reforms have focussed on crown court backlogs, but they will put more pressure on magistrates courts that also have record backlogs. A great new @transformjustice.bsky.social report looks at the causes of poor productivity in the magistrates
We're heading into uncharted territory when it comes to prison population levels. In the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast, we discuss what exactly could be causing this rise in numbers, and what the possible solutions could be.
🎧Listen to the latest episode now: pod.fo/e/374dde
"I can absolutely testify to the incredibly difficult journey of living in the long shadow of the criminal record."
Paula Harriott speaks at the Justice Select Committee on criminal records and rehabilitation last week.
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FairChecks was invited to speak at a Select Committee session on criminal records and rehabilitation.
Here @penelopegibbs.bsky.social explains how criminal records impact social mobility.
💙We need fair criminal record checks - join the campaign today! fairchecks.org.uk
⚠️ New CourtWatch London report!
It’s finally here… the culmination of more than 2300+ magistrates’ court hearings observed, recorded and analysed. A massive thank you to all of our volunteer courtwatchers for making this possible!
Read it now:
🔗 transformjustice.org.uk/publication/...
💡New Insight 💡
Dr Jill Harbord of University of Sussex explores the marginalisation of people facing homelessness in our magistrates' courts. Read it now ⬇️
@sheltercharity.bsky.social | @crisis-uk.bsky.social | @stmungos.bsky.social
www.transformjustice.org.uk/news-insight...
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Start the year strong with a big-picture view of criminal justice policy. @penelopegibbs.bsky.social & @robroballen.bsky.social reflect on the reforms and debates that shaped 2025 & look ahead to 2026.
🎧Listen now for the latest developments in prisons, courts & more: pod.fo/e/374dde
⚠️Can rehabilitation be delivered in prisons - and where are we going wrong?
Andi Brierley joins us to discuss how we can ensure people leaving prison have the opportunity to move away from offending.
🎧Catch up on the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast now! pod.fo/e/3648a8
not sure campaign has really got going yet www.gov.uk/government/n... but this is official page www.gov.uk/become-magis...
I think they could recruit from all walks of life - they replace lost income for those who sit. But while recruitment system favours particular types of candidates, odds are stacked against many of those who do apply
We need more magistrates (there's recruitment drive) but most recent gov stats suggest recruitment processes are biased in favour of white, privately educated professionals, so there is high risk that new JPs will be not be representative of the people www.transformjustice.org.uk/news-insight...
We need more magistrates (there's recruitment drive) but most recent gov stats suggest recruitment processes are biased in favour of white, privately educated professionals, so there is high risk that new JPs will be not be representative of the people www.transformjustice.org.uk/news-insight...
How can we reduce reoffending and ensure people feel equipped and inspired to rebuild their lives after being released from prison?
Andrea Coomber of @thehowardleague.bsky.social explores in the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast.
🎧 Catch up on the full episode here: pod.fo/e/3648a8
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Sharing a cell built for one. Freezing through winter. Locked in 22 hours a day. Is this “rehabilitation”?
We're joined by Andrea Coomber @thehowardleague.bsky.social & Andi Brierley @leedstrinity.bsky.social to ask whether prisons can rehabilitate.
🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/3648a8
A childhood offence (such as affray - being in a flight) for which you receive a non custodial sentence may no longer have to be disclosed for life... www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
A childhood offence (such as affray - being in a flight) for which you receive a non custodial sentence may no longer have to be disclosed for life... www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
⚠️Arrested for terrorism for… holding a sign?
On our latest podcast episode, Sarah Lunnon discusses being arrested under the Terrorism Act during recent
@defendourjuries.bsky.social protests.
🎧Catch up on the full episode here: pod.fo/e/35277d
What should be the cost of speeding up criminal court cases? More people in our over-crowded prisons? The government has published no modelling of the potential impact of restricting juries & increasing magistrates' sentencing powers www.transformjustice.org.uk/news-insight...
Several Just Stop Oil protesters have been imprisoned for contempt of court after trying to explain their motivations. If a judge rules that the right to protest isn’t a valid defence, even mentioning why you acted can be a whole new offence.
Listen to the full episode now: pod.fo/e/35277d
