Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Tried to capture how, despite penal politics being inherently contingent, it can feel so structurally "stuck" for those subject to it. (The knee-jerk political balancing of "soft" measures with "tough", and so on). I hope we got someway close to doing the ideas, and the issue, justice 120
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Thank you, Josh. @rachelcondry.bsky.social and I used the term in this paper, to speak to the pains experienced by families campaigning against a discredited indeterminate sentence regime. academic.oup.com/bjc/article/... 110
Reposted by Harry AnnisonHarry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 01/05/2026I spoke with Dr Omar Khan @justicefocus.org for his excellent Justice Focus Podcast. We discussed penal politics, the families of indeterminate-sentenced prisoners, and dynamics of criminal justice change. Hope you like it! open.spotify.com/episode/5Whg...open.spotify.comParole, Probation & The Pains of Hope with Prof Harry Annison 141
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 05/05/2026open.spotify.com/episode/5Whg... Another plug for my discussion about issues of parole, probation and the pains of hope that campaigning on criminal justice can cause. Hope you might like it! #criminologyopen.spotify.comSpotify – Web Player 010
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 01/05/2026I spoke with Dr Omar Khan @justicefocus.org for his excellent Justice Focus Podcast. We discussed penal politics, the families of indeterminate-sentenced prisoners, and dynamics of criminal justice change. Hope you like it! open.spotify.com/episode/5Whg...open.spotify.comParole, Probation & The Pains of Hope with Prof Harry Annison 141
Reposted by Harry AnnisonIan Loader @ianloader.bsky.social · 13/04/2026I never doubted it for a single second. But everyone can be assured the future of the @howardjournalcj.bsky.social is in the best possible hands onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....onlinelibrary.wiley.comFrom the Editors: Academic Writing in an Age of UrgencyClick on the article title to read more. 065
Reposted by Harry AnnisonHarry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 15/12/2025This Wednesday! Looking forward to this online event about 'Parole Futures' 042
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 15/12/2025This Wednesday! Looking forward to this online event about 'Parole Futures' 042
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Looking forward to this! And very much a collaborative endeavour with @nicolacarr.bsky.social and Thomas Guiney. 000
Reposted by Harry AnnisonScottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research @thesccjr.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Online Workshop: 'International Perspectives on Parole's Present and Possible Futures' with Prof. Harry Annison, University of Southampton. Wed 17 Dec, 4pm (UK time). Register now! bit.ly/parole-futuresbit.lyInternational Perspectives on Parole's Present and Possible FuturesIn this talk we summarise the key insights from the edited collection ‘Parole Futures’. 153
Reposted by Harry AnnisonHarry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Some lessons from Probation Service reform www.russellwebster.com/lessons-from... might be of interest to @probinst2.bsky.social @nicolacarr.bsky.social @matthew-millings.bsky.social @demos-uk.bsky.social @instituteforgovernment.org.ukrussellwebster.comLessons from Probation Service ReformHarry Annison on the lessons from repeated probation service reform 032
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Some lessons from Probation Service reform www.russellwebster.com/lessons-from... might be of interest to @probinst2.bsky.social @nicolacarr.bsky.social @matthew-millings.bsky.social @demos-uk.bsky.social @instituteforgovernment.org.ukrussellwebster.comLessons from Probation Service ReformHarry Annison on the lessons from repeated probation service reform 032
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Morning Lala, email me a few details and I'll share with my Law School colleagues? Depending on what you need, we probably have someone 120
Reposted by Harry AnnisonHarry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 03/11/2025My first - and possibly last?! - published paper in a public management journal. Builds on interesting discussions facilitated by @instituteforgovernment.org.uk and @cassiarowland.bsky.social , at a prior event featuring @samfr.bsky.social, Probation Inspectorate, and many more 011
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 03/11/2025My first - and possibly last?! - published paper in a public management journal. Builds on interesting discussions facilitated by @instituteforgovernment.org.uk and @cassiarowland.bsky.social , at a prior event featuring @samfr.bsky.social, Probation Inspectorate, and many more 011
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 30/10/2025New paper from the @probationres.bsky.social team! We provide broad lessons from the insourcing of probation in England & Wales 1. Structural change is exhausting 2. Milestones ≠ progress 3. Legitimacy can be improved, or undermined, by structural reform www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.com 012
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 25/10/2025I missed this nice piece on my hometown, initially www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/... It really is a wonderful place and you must visit it immediatelytheguardian.comThe Exmouth factor – exploring the south Devon beach town by bus, train and on footEasy to reach by rail and a seafood-lover’s paradise, Exmouth is a perfect place for decompressing, with walks and boat rides on the doorstep 010
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 22/10/2025I'm sure Nicola did the book proud! More details about this edited collection, Parole Futures, available here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/parole-fu...bloomsbury.comParole FuturesDoes parole have a future? If it does, can we begin to imagine a different path? Is progressive penal reform possible, or has the time come to consider more rad… 032
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 16/10/2025A beautiful little film about an important ongoing issue 001
Reposted by Harry AnnisonBritish Society of Criminology @britishcriminology.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Hello - it's taken a while but we are finally here! The BSC is on Bluesky. We look forward to sharing all the exciting things happening at the BSC: Events, Networks, Newsletters, our 2026 conference, membership opportunities and much more. Please follow us for all things Criminology and CJ! 12710
Reposted by Harry AnnisonUCD Criminology and Criminal Justice @ucdcrim.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Join us at the next UCD Criminology Salon on Mon 20 Oct. @nicolacarr.bsky.social will discuss her recent book book co-edited with @harryannison.bsky.social & Thomas Guiney, Parole Futures: Rationalities, Institutions and Practices. All welcome! Please register here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/ucd-crimin... 074
Reposted by Harry AnnisonOmar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 22/08/20251 Day Event @uniofbath.bsky.social: "Justice Beyond Criminal Justice" Are you working on justice thinking or processes that sit outside the formal criminal justice system? If so, come & present your ideas Wed 29th Oct *Please share widely* www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/justice-be...eventbrite.co.ukJustice beyond Criminal JusticeA one-day symposium hosted by the University of Bath 166
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 08/08/2025A short blog expanding on that is here thebscblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/13/e... Happy to email the whole paper to anyone who's interestedthebscblog.wordpress.comExploring the UK Ministry of Justice, Explaining Penal PolicyThis blog post reports on a recent academic paper, which explored the traditions and practices of the UK Ministry of Justice. I sought to understand what it ‘is’ and what it is ‘f… 000
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Reminds me of a half-joking quote from a research interview I conducted in 2017: The HO/MoJ split looking much more "continental": "You talk to any Europeans, and it is always the Interior Ministry are a bunch of semi fascists and the Justice Ministry tend to be peopled by more liberal types." 100
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Anyone have a view on this? Maybe @samfr.bsky.social 🙏 001
Reposted by Harry AnnisonHart Publishing @hartpublishing.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Available now: 'Parole Futures: Rationalities, Institutions and Practices' edited by @harryannison.bsky.social, @nicolacarr.bsky.social and Thomas Guiney bit.ly/4nTAUlF #CriminalLaw #HumanRights #SocioLegal 023
Reposted by Harry AnnisonHarry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Parole Futures is published! A co-edited collection by me, @nicolacarr.bsky.social & Thomas Guiney featuring a world-leading panel of 27 experts from law, sociology, criminology and political science to explore pressing questions relating to parole. Full details: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/parole-fu... 084
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Parole Futures is published! A co-edited collection by me, @nicolacarr.bsky.social & Thomas Guiney featuring a world-leading panel of 27 experts from law, sociology, criminology and political science to explore pressing questions relating to parole. Full details: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/parole-fu... 084
Reposted by Harry AnnisonHarry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Podcast episode just out by @publicpolicyuos.bsky.social! Where @matthew-millings.bsky.social & I talk about the @ukri.org "Rehabilitating Probation" project & chat with @cassiarowland.bsky.social about our enjoyable collaborations with @instituteforgovernment.org.uk open.spotify.com/episode/7xVu...open.spotify.comRehabilitating Probation: Rebuilding culture, identity, and legitimacy in a reformed public serviceThe Policy Pod · Episode 061
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Sense check query for anyone Education-oriented: For my (criminal justice) research, various policy makers have pointed to Education as an area that has seen a lot of bureaucracy stripped out, real improvements in that regard over the past (5? 10? 15?) years. C'est vrai? 011
Reposted by Harry AnnisonMatthew Millings @matthew-millings.bsky.social · 30/06/2025It’s been a real pleasure to work with Andrew, Phil and Paula from the @prisonradiouk.bsky.social and can really recommend not just the three episodes we’ve been part of, but their much wider collection of excellent ‘The Secret Life of Prisons’ podcasts 👍🏻 063
Reposted by Harry AnnisonProbation Institute @probinst2.bsky.social · 17/06/2025🔍 The project team share four dominant themes that emerged from their research and how they shape some of the key messages from the project. www.probation-institute.org/news/explori... #probation #rehabilitationprobation-institute.orgExploring Key Messages from the Rehabilitating Probation Project — PQ36By Matthew Millings, Harry Annison, Lol Burke, Nicola Carr, Gwen Robinson, Elly Surridge. 012
Reposted by Harry AnnisonRehabilitating Probation Project @probationres.bsky.social · 30/06/2025🎙️ The third episode of the rather excellent Secret Life of Prisons podcast series that has focused on the ESRC funded Rehabilitating Probation Project is now available! rehabilitating-probation.org.uk/our-research... @ukri.org #probation #criminaljusticerehabilitating-probation.org.ukProject Podcast - What is Probation For? Part 3In this episode, Matthew and Nicola return to share insights from the now-complete Rehabilitating Probation project. With hosts Phil and Paula they explore: the impact of reform on probation staff; th... 121
Reposted by Harry AnnisonPublic Policy | Southampton (PPS) @publicpolicyuos.bsky.social · 25/06/2025🎙️ New Policy Pod Episode! We spotlight the ESRC Rehabilitating Probation project, joined by @cassiarowland.bsky.social to discuss experiences of engaging with policy makers. 🎧 Tune in: buff.ly/0SNaxrs #CriminalJustice #Probation #PublicPolicy #ESRC 011
Reposted by Harry AnnisonHarry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 26/06/2025A nice little discussion of our @probationres.bsky.social project here. And I would hope that some other researchers might find the discussion about engaging with policy makers helpful. Always fun to chat with @matthew-millings.bsky.social and the good folk at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk 031
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 26/06/2025A nice little discussion of our @probationres.bsky.social project here. And I would hope that some other researchers might find the discussion about engaging with policy makers helpful. Always fun to chat with @matthew-millings.bsky.social and the good folk at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk 031
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Podcast episode just out by @publicpolicyuos.bsky.social! Where @matthew-millings.bsky.social & I talk about the @ukri.org "Rehabilitating Probation" project & chat with @cassiarowland.bsky.social about our enjoyable collaborations with @instituteforgovernment.org.uk open.spotify.com/episode/7xVu...open.spotify.comRehabilitating Probation: Rebuilding culture, identity, and legitimacy in a reformed public serviceThe Policy Pod · Episode 061
Reposted by Harry AnnisonPublic Policy | Southampton (PPS) @publicpolicyuos.bsky.social · 17/06/2025📣 Join us for our Public Policy Annual Lecture with UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser Dame Angela McLean 🗓️ 23 June | 🕒 15:30–17:00 📍 UoS B100/R4011 Light refreshments and networking at 4:30pm. 🔗 Register here: buff.ly/rQhM8Ru #SciencePolicy #PublicPolicy 001
Reposted by Harry AnnisonHarry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Us in the @probationres.bsky.social team will be giving this talk next month. Timely given the Sentencing Review recommendations & implications for probation. FYI @russellwebster.com @robroballen.bsky.social @cjalliance.bsky.social @uosengagement.bsky.social @uoscommsallison.bsky.social 031
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 13/06/2025"The only sustainable way out of the criminal justice crisis involves determined rebuilding of the social fabric (non-CJS community based support services, etc), and a dramatic unwinding of sentence inflation". Discuss 040
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Combine this with the pressures behind the Sentencing Review, the crises facing prisons and probation - and the cross pressures from the Home Office - and you've got one "interesting" time for the incoming Permanent Secretary 121
Reposted by Harry AnnisonRehabilitating Probation Project @probationres.bsky.social · 12/06/2025The latest edition of the Probation Quarterly from @probinst2.bsky.social is out and we are in it! It’s a full issue and a great read and in our piece we feature some key messages from the study and provide details of our session on the 27th June rehabilitating-probation.org.uk/our-research...rehabilitating-probation.org.ukProbation Institute featuring of Rehabilitating Probation ProjectThe Rehabilitating Probation Project is the focus of an upcoming Probation Institute Event and features in Issue 35 of the Probation Quarterly 001
Reposted by Harry AnnisonUniversity of Southampton News @uosmedia.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Dr Joe Atkinson says digital surveillance at work threatens workers' rights and impacts their wellbeing in a new report for the Institute of Public Policy Research. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSouthampton University report warns of privacy threats at workThe University of Southampton findings reveal the impact of surveillance on worker wellbeing. 002
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 23/05/2025very good discussion of the sentencing review in this podcast 030
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Us in the @probationres.bsky.social team will be giving this talk next month. Timely given the Sentencing Review recommendations & implications for probation. FYI @russellwebster.com @robroballen.bsky.social @cjalliance.bsky.social @uosengagement.bsky.social @uoscommsallison.bsky.social 031
Reposted by Harry AnnisonMary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 20/05/2025just a reminder that @princetonupress.bsky.social books still on 50% off sale with code BLOOM50 this month including Supply Chain Justice and many other exciting new border control books (like Irene Vega's one on US border guards): press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...press.princeton.eduSupply Chain JusticeHow the UK’s immigration detention and deportation system turns people into monetized, measurable units on a supply chain 045
Reposted by Harry AnnisonOmar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 14/05/2025See you at 5pm! Come along to critique normative approaches to justice & think about how colonial logic influences justice today 012