1st results from #RELEASE: a population-level study into health on release from prison
People released have more contact with all services for mental health and substance use than similar people who haven't been in prison, especially acute/emergency
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/16/2...
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Despite more contact with community services - people released need emergency care MUCH more than others for mental health and substance use
Community services must be equipped to meet the needs of people released, to prevent harmful and costly emergencies arising
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RELEASE is part of our #JusticeHealth programme. More results soon
Led by me at @sacasrstir.bsky.social and Prof Kate Hunt. @kjellgren.bsky.social is lead Research Fellow
Funds: Chief Scientist Office
Thx to a fab team inc @jimwatsonmba.bsky.social @jsavinc.bsky.social and others not on bSky 3/3
"Our prisons are so broken that we can't carry on. Politicians may disagree on how we fix the penal system, but everyone can agree that reform is needed."
Our Chief Executive, Andrea Coomber KC (Hon.), wrote an opinion piece for @bigissue.com: www.bigissue.com/opinion/pris...
A New Complaint System for Prisoners in Belgium - > chapter in Just Prisons - free to read via this link: rdcu.be/d5qcr
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
For Maths fans, 2025 is a square.
45Β² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9Β² x 5Β² = 2025
40Β² + 20Β² + 5Β² = 2025
My favourite?
1Β³+2Β³+3Β³+4Β³+5Β³+6Β³+7Β³+8Β³+9Β³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
Still one of the most powerful cries for the unjustly imprisoned. youtu.be/_iYqWtIm0zI
π A Festive Reminder π
While our support lines are closed over the festive break, weβre still here for you. Our team will be checking info@nextchapterscotland.org.uk for any urgent matters.
Wishing you a peaceful holiday season, and remember, support is always just an email away. π
Chris Rea released Driving home for Christmas in 1986. Has there been any updates on his progress...like did he actually make it home?
Not quite possibly - actually true. In the last reporting year they put 5 of them onto children under the age of 14 www.g4s.com/en-gb/what-w...
In Scotland they have bands that fit the wrists of nine year old children, cannot see why EMS just don't ask G4S for some...
Please note the person pictured in this article is our former Principal, who resigned two weeks ago.
The vote opened a week after his departure and therefore reflects views on the current executive team.
The result of the Vote of No Confidence at the University of Dundee was clear.
89% of staff who voted said they had no confidence in the University executive team.
It is clear that staff at the University of Dundee are extremely frustrated at how the current leadership is handling the crisis.
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#FreeJagtarNow
Jagtar Singh Johal, a Scottish Sikh from Dumbarton, has now been imprisoned for SEVEN years without being brought to trial, and without any evidence being provided of any guilt. Successive Westminster governments have done nothing about it.
Can everyone please, please repost this.
π Day 14 of our Criminal Justice Advent Calendar π
At Next Chapter Scotland, we advocate for inclusivity and understanding at every level. Letβs work together toward a more equitable system. π
#CriminalJusticeAdvent #DisabilityAwareness #InclusivityMatters #NextChapterScotland
What the hell are we even doing? Normalizing & green-lighting another psychotic
madman. Thatβs what weβre doing. Itβs fβing insane.
βHow will an ambulance get through?β
A question only asked of those trying to save our planet, not millionaire landowners trying to hoard wealth.
Farmers received record support in the budget. Pay what is still less than your fair share, take your tractors and piss off.
Interesting and timely paper published today by ScotGov Justice Analysts.
It examines the relationship between custodial sentences of 12 months or less issued by courts and the number of people in prison serving sentences of 12 months or less. #Remand #Sentencing #PASS www.gov.scot/publications...
Professor Farrallβs 7 step plan to avoiding the prison capacity crisis in England & Wales:
1: stop
2: sending
3: so
4: many
5: people
6: to
7: prison.
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We cannot build our way out of this crisis
We cannot build our way out of this crisis. Billions earmarked for new jails would be better invested in probation.
Read our response to the governmentβs plans to open up 14,000 more prison places by 2031, outlined in a new 10-year strategy announced today: howardleague.org/news/billion...
Just sayinβ
Front page of report showing two buildings intercut together as a collage
We were commissioned by Scottish Parliament to look at the threats posed to them by emerging 'deepfake' technology - so-called 'chamberfakes' of parliamentary business. Report published today with SCCJR www.sccjr.ac.uk/publication/...
Antiques Roadshow appraiser let me talk about my family's prized soup tureen for 4 minutes before telling everyone it was a chamber pot
That headline is a thing of beauty.
Happy Human Rights Day, everyone!
Human Rights Day is observed annually around the world on 10 December. It commemorates the anniversary of one of the world's most groundbreaking global pledges: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
A belated post celebrating the @thesccjr.bsky.social annual lecture at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social last Friday. We loved the involvement of our PhD community, discussion of future labs, & a brilliant and stimulating lecture from Brunilda Pali about ecological justice, & catch-up with colleagues!
π Day 6 of our Criminal Justice Advent Calendar!
If your conviction is spent, you donβt need to disclose it when applying for personal insurance, like car or home insurance. β
This is an important step in moving forward and leaving the past behind. π
#CriminalJusticeAdvent #NextChapterScotland
