“It’s changed what I’m living for.” Reflections from prison.
I’m involved in a program evaluation for a prison-based theological training pro [...]
Prison education: undervalued and under-resourced
The recent report from the Education Select Committee shines a light on educatio [...]
Blind Justice: How prison is leaving Travellers isolated and traumatised
“I WAS NEVER in trouble and I don’t even understand why I went [to prison]… The [...]
‘Addiction is not a crime,’ bishop says as drug-dependent offenders fill prisons
A Catholic bishop has said that “addiction is not a crime” as he appealed to pol [...]
Glasgow education chief: Schools were excluding pupils out of habit
When Maureen McKenna was six weeks into her job as Glasgow's director of educat [...]
‘I spent years going in and out of addiction. Hairdressing gave me other options. Now I’m helping others’
Eileen McHugh is CEO of Hair Together, which offers barbering and hairstyling t [...]
From crime lord to Michelin award: how a notorious Marseille prison was the making of a top French chef
He spent 13 years behind bars after smuggling drugs for Mediterranean gangs. No [...]
Nicole Ryan: Drug-testing at music festivals is a step on the right road
Ireland is finally stepping up to the mark and providing practical solutions to [...]
How should Ireland’s new sentencing guidelines operate?
Opinion: sentencing guidelines can help create a smarter criminal justice system [...]
Only one charity leader with a criminal conviction granted waiver in past year
The Charity Commission has granted one waiver to a person with a criminal convic [...]