Think you can trust the media? Watch The Fourth Estate, the radical documentary investigating the British media and journalism in the UK. The wonderful Marcus makes an… Read more “An anatomy of a prison smear, or never, ever trust a journalist… Or the news.”
Category: Rehabilitation
From prison to employment: breaking the cycle of reoffending – by Jane Gould
When a former prisoner calls, desperate to find work, you ask for his contact details, and you find he’s sleeping rough in a tent. Not even a… Read more “From prison to employment: breaking the cycle of reoffending – by Jane Gould”
Injustice and the consequences of conviction
In an interview for Injustice, Penelope Gibbs, the director of Transform Justice, tells us of the ways in which a conviction constitutes multiple punishments. The conviction itself… Read more “Injustice and the consequences of conviction”
Why do people want to be robbed? On ex-prisoners
Two things have struck me this week. Two things have confirmed suspicions brought to my attention by ex-prisoners. First, that so many ex-prisoner support charities seem to… Read more “Why do people want to be robbed? On ex-prisoners”