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The Vagrancy Act should be repealed to stop the routine criminalisation of rough sleepers
There is always a better way to use a particular piece of land than as a place for a prison
Vulnerable women are still routinely being locked up and harmed by immigration detention
When I first met 'Achraf' (not his real name) at the probation office he was accompanied by a friend whose…
Children are expected to carry on regardless at school, even when they feel they can’t
Criminalising debt is ineffective, unnecessary and unfair
The new statutory regime will likely be ineffective in reducing the use of police bail
The government continues its knee-jerk law enforcement response to drug problems
The only of reducing the harm of illegal drugs is to legalise and regulate the drug markets
The dismissal of David Nutt as a government advisor was always about politics, not science
It was not long after the end of a supervisory experience that resonated with me for many years afterwards,…
Honest and transparent discussions on austerity and imprisonment are urgently needed