The Scottish Languages Act passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament this week is the most important language legislation for Gaelic in twenty years and the first ever for the Scots language. T…

The new UCL/University of Exeter report on the Post Office scandal should alarm anyone who cares about justice in the UK. While much has been written about the Post Office’s aggressive prosecution str...

Dr Karen Corteen (Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice, Liverpool John Moores University), Steve Duffy (Project Manager, Choose Life Project), and Dr Cassie Ogden (Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Liverpo...

The Met's Strategic Insights Unit conducted trialled supervisor-led reviews of BWV footage from stop and search encounters to understand their impact.

A Blog by Professor Margaret Malloch When injustice occurs at the hands of powerful institutions, it is rarely straightforward to have it acknowledged, let alone obtain redress. Institutional cover-up...

Podcast - Remembering Injustice: The Movement to Memorialize Scotland's Witch Trials with Dr Margaret Malloch Dr Margaret Malloch, Professor of Criminology at the University of Stirling (and integral ...

A Scottish film critic has claimed that the Edinburgh Film Festival is ‘created in London and shipped up to Edinburgh for ten days’ amongst claims that ‘ 90% of the people who sel…

Podcast - Remembering Injustice: The Movement to Memorialize Scotland's Witch Trials with Dr Margaret Malloch Dr Margaret Malloch, Professor of Criminology at the University of Stirling (and integral ...

At the Mansion House dinner she calls for regulators to allow more risk to clear the way for economic growth

Police say the latest five to be arrested over the incident were detained in raids across England.

“There are two ways in which people are controlled: first of all frighten them, and secondly demoralise them... An educated, healthy and confident nation is harder to govern.” — Tony Benn https://www....

Six women return to the now abandoned Holloway Prison to take part in a women’s circle. Sharing some of the most intimate experiences of their lives, they each unravel what led them to prison, b...

This week, Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (AKA Mo Chara) of the Irish rap group Kneecap was charged with a terrorism offence for allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag at a gig in London. The potential sentence? U...

Dr Kirstin Anderson, lecturer in criminology at Edinburgh Napier University, and Professor Yvonne Jewkes, one of the

Think Family Education (TFE)  is an app that has been in use in schools for several years, in fact The Bristol Cable first reported on TFE in 2021.  The app is connected to a council and police database.

INQUEST ARCHIVE: Documenting state violence, death and resistance in the UK since 1981. Explore over 40 years of fighting for justice through sound, image and print.

Don't miss the opportunity to hear our very own Kate Wilson in conversation with comedian and writer Rob Newman talking about her fantastic memoir DISCLOSURE: UNRAVELLING THE SPYCOPS FILES. On Tues...

A definitive retrospective and the first detailed history/analysis of the Barlinnie Special Unit. A supreme record of an ‘iconic’ social experiment.

As we publish responses to the Scottish Government’s Programme of Government this from Alex Massie’s column in today’s Times Scotland needs decoding: Alongside the trademark oozing condescens…

Why are incarcerated people dying from lack of food or water, even as private companies are paid millions for their care?

The punishment system, far from preventing harm, often exacerbates it. Despite efforts in Scotland and elsewhere to reduce prison populations, judges and sheriffs persist in handing down custodial sen...

On what would have been the late dub poet’s 67th birthday, his musical collaborators remember his warmth, invigorating words and reflections on the state of the world

The punishment system, far from preventing harm, often exacerbates it. Despite efforts in Scotland and elsewhere to reduce prison populations, judges and sheriffs persist in handing down custodial sen...

RMA - Risk Management Authority The Order for Lifelong Restriction (OLR) is a unique sentence. The RMA oversee the administration.

The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies published a report in 2022 which likened indeterminate sentences to psychological torture.

Quakers are a faith group committed to working for equality and peace. We try to live in truth, peace, simplicity, and equality, finding God in ourselves and those around us. Our meetings offer a welc...