Richard Garside

Richard Garside is the Director of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.

The prison environment makes it ideal for the spread of COVID-19
Our events on the 1990 Strangeways prison protest left everyone with lots to think about
Speech to After Strangeways event
The Covid crisis in prisons is one incubated in Whitehall
The failure to keep prisoners out of harm’s way is a scandal
The failure to vaccinate all prisoners is short-sighted and risks spreading the disease
The Chief Inspector of Prisons should focus on the day job, not call for more prisons
Acknowledging the scale of male violence towards women is the first step to stopping it
The police remain one of the most powerful, and unaccountable, agencies in public life
Speech given to the ‘Is it a crime to be poor’ online event
Effective social distancing in prison means releasing thousands of prisoners
An opportunity to develop reasoned, evidenced and emotionally-literate policy and practice