Domestic violence is a key risk for suicide in women. Including female MH patients, in whom it contributes to 1 in 5 suicides, 100 deaths/yr. NCISH data. theguardian.com/society/articl…

I wrote about women’s prisons… theguardian.com/society/articl…

Tuberculosis Has Broken Out in Texas Prison System austinchronicle.com/news/2024-07-2… via @austinchronicle

Federal Prisoners in Florida Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Deplorable Conditions democracynow.org/2024/7/31/head… via Democracy Now!

The wonderful Lord Woolf. Q: Do we lock up too many people? A: Undoubtedly. I would say that we lock up too many people, for too long. The Judges: Power, Politics and the People - Episode 1 - Lord Woolf youtu.be/Nm60VKmbUv0?si… via YouTube

newsroom.co.nz/2024/08/05/sen… Time for accountability

Search is on for Scotland's next HM Chief Inspector of Prisons. Good people need to apply – it's important. #HumanRights #Leadership #Scotland #Prison #CriminalJustice #OPCAT scs-scottishgovernment.icims.com/jobs/9459/hm-c…

HMP Wandsworth had seven inmate suicides in past year, report finds | Prisons and probation | The Guardian theguardian.com/society/articl…

People in Tasmanian prisons are being detained in constantly lit cells with no running water, window to the outside world or way to call for medical assistance for up to 10 days at time, in a practice that breaches the UN minimum standards. abc.net.au/news/2024-08-0…

Judge says he’ll vacate fraudster’s sentence if he’s sent to ‘barbaric’ N.Y. jail corrections1.com/legal/judge-sa…

Our state tortures people in prisons. Is this the #CaliforniaModel? California Governor Gavin Newsom touts a ‘humane model of incarceration’ yet continues #SolitaryConfinement, which the #UnitedNations classifies as torture. #Newsom knows most people in prison will eventually return

Major academic publishers' revenue and what they pay authors and reviewers: Revenue: Elsevier: $3.9 billion Springer Nature: $2 billion Taylor & Francis: $800M Wiley: $1.8 billion They pay: Academic authors: $0 Peer reviewers: $0

More than 60 Ice detainees on hunger strike over ‘inhumane’ living conditions theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

Children held at north Queensland’s troubled Cleveland youth detention centre have been placed in isolation for more than 70 days straight, and held overnight in tiny concrete rooms with no running water or toilet, a new report has found. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Suicide rates in England and Wales reach highest level since 1999 - The Guardian apple.news/Az-dYaK5RSl24G…

Now is the time for reflection, for a thorough, authoritative investigation into the recent riots and a determination to address the problems they illuminate. The brilliant Tim Newburn on top form!

Refugee Tales are hosting a walk in the Chichester area on 21st September, walking in solidarity with those held in immigration detention and to raise awareness of indefinite detention in the UK. eventbrite.co.uk/e/walk-with-us… #refugeetales #charitywalk #chichesterwalk The Refugee Tales

DoJ opens investigation into sexual abuse at California women’s prisons theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

Prisons crisis needs ‘radical solutions’ in England and Wales, say former top judges theguardian.com/society/articl…