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Vero @verognzlz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The follow-up to #Punishment as Class Governance has been accepted at Punishment & Society! It will be the 2nd article in my Unequal Punishment Trilogy. Looking forward to sharing it once it’s out. In the meantime, read the 1st here: doi.org/10.1177/1462... #AcademicSky #Criminology

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Punishment as class governance: Bureaucratic (un)knowing and the gradient of state harm - Veronica Valencia Gonzalez, 2026

Punishment is commonly understood as a response to criminal behavior calibrated by offense severity or legal proportionality. This article advances a different ...

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Jon Collins @jonbcollins.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Education provision was cut by 46% at HMP Lancaster Farms under the new contracts. Now the prison's capacity is being increased by 40%. How will it be possible to provide education and training to the expanded population? www.gov.uk/government/n...

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Lancashire prison to gain 240 extra places

HMP Lancaster Farms capacity boosted by more than 40 per cent as part of largest prison expansion programme since the Victorian era

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Dr J Warr @warrcrim.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Seeing #Criminology folk off to #EuroCrim2026 evokes pangs of FOMO @kateherrity.bsky.social and I wanted to promote www.routledge.com/The-Routledg... However, given actions/position of President & Executive re: #Palestine we could not in good conscience attend, and wont again until context changes.

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The Routledge International Handbook of Sensory Criminology

The Routledge International Handbook of Sensory Criminology reimagines what criminology can become when we take the senses seriously. Centring the sensory as fundamental to the experience of harm, jus...

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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 01/09/2026

🚨NEW: The percentage of women over the age of 50 has doubled in the last 2 decades, yet prisons still don't have a plan for menopause care. Menopause is inevitable, but behind bars, it's ignored 🧵

Graph showing that in 2008, 8% of women in state & federal prisons were aged 50 or older. In 2023, that number spiked to 18%.

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Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Here it is, the first review for our edited collection Sound and Detention from Murray Lee with Lucy Cathcart Frödén and Áine Mangaoang, link to the book and accompanying audio archive: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/sound-and... journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Just to let you know #Sound, #Order and Survival in #Prison is now 50% off with the wonderful @brisunipress.bsky.social bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/sound-order-... Here's a link to a chat about it on 'Thinking Allowed' www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... One for the beach, for Mums, for xmas stockings...

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Sound, Order and Survival in Prison

Sound, Order and Survival in Prison - The Rhythms and Routines of HMP Midtown; The soundscape of prison life is that of constant clangs, bangs and jangles. What is the significance of this cacophonous...

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Sound, Order and Survival in Prison

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Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

#prisons people - can anyone direct me to policy on support for prison staff returning after mental-health related leave?

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Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

So important!! #Race and #Racialisation in #Prison and #CJS still needs talking about!! Please share.

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Dr J Warr @warrcrim.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Last week at @crimeandjustice.bsky.social Angela Charles, Khatuna Tsintsadze @zahidmubarektrust.bsky.social, and I spoke about the issues of #Racism and #Racialisation in #Prison, and the #CriminalJustice system more broadly. See discussion here: #Criminology #CJS youtu.be/ANdCj6EiSk4?...

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All talk, no action? 3 June 2026

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Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

So important!! #Race and #Racialisation in #Prison and #CJS still needs talking about!! Please share.

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Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Launching our book in Sweden in 15 mins or so. Do drop by if you're interested in #Sound, #Music and #Detention: mau.se/en/calendar/...

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K3 seminar: Listening nearby: sonic citizenship and social justice | Malmö University

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Lizzie Seal @lizzieseal.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Advance paperback copy of my new book!

Photo of book cover for The Mummy in the Cupboard Murder by Lizzie Seal

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Stirling Criminology @stirunicriminology.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

We enjoyed having Dr @kir-anderson.bsky.social giving a #research seminar today at the University of Stirling on her RSE-funded research on The Key magazine, made by people who had been incarcerated in the Barlinnie Special Unit and the Cages in a prison Inverness in the 1970s. #Criminology #CrimSky

Photo of Dr Kirstin Anderson, an academic in Criminology from Edinburgh Napier University, giving a research seminar at the University of Stirling.

Photo of hard copies of The Key magazine and archival documents and reports by the Scottish Prison Service.

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Dr Angela Buckley @drangelabuckley.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Transported for stealing boxes of matches. Shipped to the other side of the world, never to return. The history of penal transportation is dark, brutal and surprisingly well documented. Out now – essential reading for true crime fans and family historians drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/getting-th...

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'Getting the boat'

A brief history of penal transportation

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Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I thought all #PostGraduates, #PhD students and #Academics were aware of this resource but we don't get to share stuff any more, so please do share this, particularly with the #Research students and #ECR's in your life: patthomson.net

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research education, academic writing, public engagement, funding, other eccentricities.

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Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

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Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Tues, May 5, 2026, the Colloquium on Sound & Sensory Studies continues with a book launch: Listening Nearby: Sonic Citizenship and Social Justice in Places of Detention: Lucy Cathcart Frödén, Kate Herrity and Áine Mangaoang Time: 3:15-4:30 p.m. link: artsandculturalstudies.ku.dk/research/sou...

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Why are so many people coming to harm in prison? And what can be done to make prisons safer? Join us online on Thursday 30 April for the next event in our Howard League Spotlights series, on safety in custody: howardleague.org/events/howard-leag…

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The Howard League | Howard League Spotlights: Safety in custody

Howard League Spotlights 16: Safety in custody.

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Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

This is a spectacular chapter from a spectacular academic and writer - you don't want to miss it! Also though, it's wonderful to see @stirunicriminology.bsky.social supporting their team. More of this!!

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Phil Crockett Thomas @philcrockettthomas.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I contributed a chapter on Phil Collins's extraordinary abolitionist art project (and documentary) Bring Down the Walls. Highly recommended viewing & listening: creativetime.org/projects/bri... Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlAX.... Thanks: Lucy, @kateherrity.bsky.social, Áine, Phil & Sinisa!

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BRING DOWN THE WALLS - Trailer - #NewFest2021

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Sensory Penalities @sensorypenalities.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

We've had a lot of visitors to the contributor guidelines lately, so encouraging you to get in touch! We're an inclusive and supportive bunch, particularly keen to host junior scholars, so please do suggest us to any students getting ready to publish: sensorycriminology.com/2026/02/16/t...

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The City That Won’t Let You Sit: Sensory Criminology and Urban Pain

…Western cities govern houselessness through what I conceptualize as deliberate nociception. There is a pervasive, intentional production of sensory pain that functions as a mechanism of regu…

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

We often hear about the grim conditions inside Victorian prisons, but inspectors' findings from Woodhill and Swaleside reveal that newer jails are failing, too. Read our press release: howardleague.org/news/woodhill-and-…

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Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

For more on this here's a link to Kate Gooch and I on "thinking allowed" - I always wanted to meet Laurie Taylor but really wanted to talk more about psychological survival! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 4 - Thinking Allowed, Prison violence, sound and survival

A prize-winning study of the sounds of prison life, and an exploration of victimisation.

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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Award-winning author and Oriel alumna Kate Herrity reflects on her year-long research project into prisons for her extensive studies on sensory criminology. “I’ve always been interested in prisons, partly because you’re not supposed to go in them,” said Herrity. www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/crimino...

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Criminologist Dr Kate Herrity on the ‘overwhelming’ prison soundscape - Oriel College

Award-winning author and Oriel alumna Kate Herrity reflects on her year-long research project into prisons for her extensive studies on sensory criminology

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Dr J Warr @warrcrim.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

For ages @kateherrity.bsky.social + I have been discussing whisper networks in #academia as sousveillant mechanisms of safety for women Lo... Shope, J. H., & Pringle, R. (2026). Campus Whisper Networks: Knowing with Sexual Assault Survivors. Rutgers University books.google.com/books?hl=en&...

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Campus Whisper Networks

Campus Whisper Networks examines how personal knowledge about student sexual assault circulates within college campus communities. Based upon both qualitative and quantitative survey data, Janet Hinso...

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Jose Pina-Sánchez 🇪🇺 @jpinasanchez.eurosky.social · 02/03/2026

'In Defence of Walkability as a Crime Prevention Strategy'. New preprint with @ianloader.bsky.social We challenge the consensus that walkable neighbourhoods are more criminogenic. We highlight two flaws in the literature: i) overreliance on police statistics; and ii) neglect of motoring offences.

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Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

A really useful post for #Teaching #CrimSKy, please share

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Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I'm seeing lots of consideration of how we've designed out the social in communal spaces and thinking about how this all hangs together. In the meantime, particularly useful for #Teaching #Criminology, the impact of designing in Routine Activities for example. Just very much worth a read #CrimSky

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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Sharing here a recent interview in Black Histories with our own @nasarmeer.bsky.social

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Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

At a loose end this afternoon? Grab a cuppa and join us for chats about #Arts, #Music, #Prisons, #MigrantDetention. Really looking forward to a catch up #CrimSky

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Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Join us tomorrow! 2pm. Do share with students who might be interested in combining #Sound, #Music and #Criminology

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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

A reminder about this seminar, taking place tomorrow. If you're around, please do come along, and feel free to let others who might be interested know.

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Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

This Thursday, 2pm, join Aine Mangaoang, Lucy Cathcart Froden and I to talk about the meeting places between #Musciology, #SoundStudies and #Criminology as we talk about our new book #Sound and #Detention with the wonderful International Justice Arts Network: teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/...

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

“The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds. It also removed some documents from the public database where accusations against Jeffrey Epstein also mention Trump.” www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...

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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

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Dr J Warr @warrcrim.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

This screams "Middle Passage" to me. @kateherrity.bsky.social and I have a forthcoming chapter that links the overlapping coloniality of the Wests naval and carceral projects. #prison #ConcentrationCamps #ICEDetention

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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Here's a new article from our own @academicdiary.bsky.social, as well as @michaelacbenson.bsky.social and Maisie Tomlinson, which reflects on how we might teach research methods in ways that help foster a ‘demonstrably alive’ sociological craft.

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Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Calling #Criminology #PGRs and colleagues. Anyone going to #BSC and want to join @hannahwilkinson.bsky.social and I on a panel discussing #Arts, #Music, #Sound in #CJS / places of #Violence? If you have students starting out and nervous about conferencing hit me up! #CrimSky, #AcademicSky

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