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The memorably alliterative phrase used was 'punitive passions pulsate' and the unsettling…

There can be few better examples of misguided priorities than building more prisons

Is short sentence reform the means of delivering a smaller prison population?

What are the implications of the announcement that four new prisons are to be built?

Are we heading towards a world of mass surveillance?

We need more youth clubs and better health provision, not more police and prisons

Policies that target individuals also stigmatise the communities in which they live

In my monthly reflection pieces for this website, I evoke vignettes drawn from my past…

The Covid pandemic offers the potential to open up justice in new and positive ways

What use is an appeal system that people cannot access?

The shortfall in accessibility and availability of domestic violence services is disturbing

Population level alcohol interventions are important for addressing domestic violence