Vox Liminis Society & Culture Podcast · Vox Tales explores the transformative power of the arts in questioning crime and punishment in our society. Join founding director Alison Urie and sociologist Professor Les...

I'm super happy to share 'Vox Tales', a new one-off podcast, charting some highlights and learning from my 12 years at Vox Liminis! Please have a listen, and do get in touch with any thoughts or ideas it sparks.

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Catalogue of failures led to young prisoner deaths at Polmont, says sheriff A fatal accident inquiry concludes that Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, may not have died if reasonable precautions had been taken.

So many things to comment on here, but 5 years after the preventable deaths of Katie and William, the fact that some prison cells are still not safe is inexcusable. Immediate "actioning" rather than just "carefully considering" the recommendations is what is required 💔. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Damming indictment of Scottish prison system. Systemic failure and neglect resulted in deaths of Katie(21) and William(16). Need to stop imprisoning young people & invest in communities. And overhaul investigation & FAI system so grieving families are not forced to fight for the truth for years.

Thread. I’m not going to post in depth about the excoriating determination of the FAI into the suicides of Katie Allan & William Lindsay. I’ll be writing about it anon & at length. BUT what runs through it is a sense of the perceived disposability of young people the state is supposed to care for

Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands The story of the trailblazing Scottish girl bands who challenged a male-dominated industry.

this is totally brilliant! www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... @carlajeaston.bsky.social @forestofblack 💪🙌❤️

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Peers launch inquiry into ‘prison culture’ A House of Lords committee has launched an inquiry into ‘prison culture’ which will focus on governance, leadership, and staffing. The Justice and Home Affairs Committee says its aim is “to underst…

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Well, the Committee could just conduct a systemic review on all the excellent research on this question! But an inquiry will give the issue a profile and root it into parliamentary debate, which is to be welcomed.

soft smart fragile tender, by raukarna track by raukarna

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Chart showing numbers of food parcels provided by food banks in the Trussell community each year from 2019

Sobering new @trusselluk.bsky.social stats out today. In just 1st 6 months of this year, food banks in the Trussell community provided 1.42 million emergency food parcels. 508,000 were for children. Close to record levels of need, 69% higher than 5 years ago. 1/7🧵 www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...

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