A coroner has written to the prisons minister raising concerns following the death of a man on an IPP sentence.
Scott Berry, 37, was found unconscious in his cell. His tariff was two years and four months, but he remained in prison 15 years later.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c24g8yj2y15o
“If we can do justice in the terrible cases of the Post Office and the infected blood scandal, we can do it here.”
Lord Thomas on why we must end the IPP scandal in 2026.
www.independent.co.uk/voices/ipp-sentencing-bi...
The hard-hitting documentary podcast @trapped-ipps.bsky.social is now on BlueSky. DO GIVE THEM A FOLLOW!
This superb podcast series which launched in 2023 is investigating the scandal of IPP sentences & the human stories behind them.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... An article written by Dr. Susie Hulley and me. Might be of interest.
t2a.org.uk/2025/02/20/o... A report written by Dr.Susie Hulley and me last year. Might be of interest.
Umberto Eco’s essay ‘Ur Fascism’ seems more relevant - Ur or eternal fascism in 14 key features, and one is enough for hate to coagulate around. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg0u...
Received this book as a Christmas gift. So far, it's an intriguing read.
Fabulous book!
This is an extraordinary film - weaponising water in Gaza. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfpx...
My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Important point, Gavin.
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One to watch.
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Just watched this thought-provoking documentary about boarding school and trauma. It's worth a watch. m.youtube.com/watch?v=stMv...
New survey findings show that experiences of racial discrimination have not decreased over the last decade, when placed alongside earlier studies, and that confidence in anti-discrimination efforts has continued to decline. @profkatsmith.bsky.social @lizaston.bsky.social @profellenstu.bsky.social
Gavin, this is super helpful data for a project I'm working on. Thanks for posting.
A report written by Susie Hulley and me on the potential benefits, risks, and limitations of Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews (OWHRs). www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/learning-tra...
“Holding bystanders responsible for what was ‘sadly an unplanned, spontaneous stabbing’ committed by an individual had ‘delayed justice’.”
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...
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“We’re talking about human misery for... wrongly convicted people in prison. It can’t just be a joke show. It can’t be a circus. It’s got to be a properly functioning organisation”
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...
Ok so Joined Blue sky @midwifeteacher.bsky.social
Let’s see how this goes
Total pleasure to work together on this book ( as always 💪🏻)
If you're an early career researcher - perhaps based in a fledgling authoritarian state - and want an out, @britishacademy.bsky.social offer 2-year fellowships to come to a UK university (including relocation costs and research funds).
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