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Why are pregnant women in prison?
Since very few women commit violent offences or present a serious risk to the public, why are they in prison
Sentencing reform needs to be part of the ‘new normal’
The government is relying on luck, not judgement, to contain Covid in prisons
What goes on in prison does not stay in prison
The approach to Covid in prison is solitary confinement masquerading as public health
The government is treading a dangerous path in its response to Covid-19
‘Temporary’ fixes to immediate imprisonment crises tend to become permanent
Tunes from another time
Whilst reading, I felt painfully constrained, thinking of whom I might include in this month’s…
Prisons need to emerge from the lockdown
There is a conspicuous lack of urgency to get vulnerable prisoners out of harm’s way
Prisons were places of morbidity and death long before COVID-19 hit
We should reduce the prison population to manage the spread of the virus
Overcoming the cops in our heads
Government inaction risks the lives of prisoners, prison staff and the public
To combat Covid-19 we must heed the lessons of 1990s pandemics
A pandemic does not discriminate. It has no respect for prison walls
Punishment is the pandemic
Punishment is not a cure, but a symptom and a cause of crime
Close prisons and redevelop the land
Racial inequalities laid bare by COVID-19 
Make older prisoners a priority for early release
Older prisoners are ate at particular risk from COVID-19
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