Obviously she didn't do it, this was a gross miscarriage of justice, and it should never have happened.

But even if someone was guilty of this offence, should we really be sending a pregnant woman to prison for a non-violent crime? I just don't think we should.

This is a really useful and interesting report, though a lot of it could (as a colleague pointed out this morning) be summarised as 'treat people in prison as actual human people'.

He got a college degree in prison. Now he’s off to a prestigious law school theguardian.com/education/2024…

HMP Peterborough shows just how badly prison policy is failing spectator.co.uk/article/were-a…

This is a really good thread on a truly shameful moment in our history.

And if you haven't read Philip Gourevitch's 'We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families' you really, really should.

Saw this production of Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare’s Globe last night with my 15 year old and it really is a lot of fun. Well worth seeing.

theguardian.com/stage/2024/mar…

Good to see Social Market Foundation calling for education to be more of a priority in prisons and, crucially, for more funding for prison education.

'College in Prison Changed Them. Now They Want to Change Minds'

This is a really good piece on the impact of education in prison in the US.

now.tufts.edu/2024/04/02/col…

Can any restorative justice people out there help with this?

Great to see one of Prisoners' Education Trust's alumni sharing their story in this article about higher education in prison.

From today's HMI Prisons report on HMP Wymott:

'Significant roof damage had resulted in the closure of most of the workshops for prisoners living on the main wings'.

The prison estate is literally falling apart.

justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/ins…

People with lived experience enhance prison education
A lived experience consultant from Prisoners' Education Trust writes about their work
russellwebster.com/people-with-li…

This is excellent by gabyhinsliff on children, social media, and the need to think about what we want them to actually do when we tell them to get off their phones and get outside.

(Which makes the work of Make Space for Girls all the more important.)

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Given that she’s Shadow Justice Secretary, and given the state of the justice system, it’s interesting how little of this interview with Shabana Mahmood is about actual justice issues.

(The only announcement is that she’ll aim to build prisons faster.)

thetimes.co.uk/article/faith-…

This is great.

Congratulations to Prisoners' Education Trust trustee Ken Merry, who's been appointed Principal and Chief Executive of York College & University Centre.

yorkcollege.ac.uk/events-and-new…

This is a brilliant, sad piece of writing about love, grief and dogs.