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Nick Mann

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Director of Comms at Prison Advice and Care Trust. Interested in anything politics, criminal justice and charity. Camberwell, SE London. www.prisonadvice.org.uk

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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Mindless and moronic - yes. But does this really warrant a ‘lengthy period in jail’?? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Two men found guilty of ‘mindless, moronic’ felling of Sycamore Gap tree
Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, found to have criminally damaged tree and Hadrian’s Wall
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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
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	Another Doncaster candidate, Steve Plater, reposted a lengthy message from the neo-Nazi group Patriotic Alternative, which remains online.

A third Doncaster candidate, Mark Broadhurst, last year posted an image of Hitler, accompanied by the words: “If I had chosen Muslims I would have been a fucking legend.” This post is no long publicly accessible.

In North Durham, branch official and local election candidate Steven Biggs posted a since-deleted message in 2015 that “Islam has no place on this earth. One big nuke bomb needed!”

Reform did not respond to the FT’s requests for comment on the posts.
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
These are the headlines we need:
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
A personal bugbear ... Something can't be 'very unique'. It's either unique or it's not.
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Janey Starling @janeystarling.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
I have written about the sentencing guidelines shitshow. Infuriating to see yet another Labour government seek to appease a rightwing voter base by reinforcing the “tough on crime” doom loop that has gridlocked our justice system for the past 30 years. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Labour's populist pantomime over sentencing rules plays into the hands of the right | Janey Starling
Forcing the abandonment of new commonsense, evidence-based guidelines is a new low for a party that once prided itself on justice reform, says Janey Starling of campaign group Level Up
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
And so it begins …. This could be seen coming a mile off.
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Our response to this morning's @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social report on HMP Styal which exposes problems that are mirrored in women's prisons across the country. 👇👇
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Russell Webster @russellwebster.com · 17/03/2025
There are 87,556 people in prison today, an increase of 140 on last week, and 1487 higher than eight weeks ago.
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
A great spot from @thehowardleague.bsky.social The early release scheme relieved pressure but is no substitute for a long-term policy. The sentencing and capacity reviews underway hold the key to getting the prison population down and keeping it down.
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Mind @mind.org.uk · 17/03/2025
Where's the evidence that mental health is being "overdiagnosed"?
Dear UK government,

Let's be clear: our mental health is getting worse, and cutting benefits won’t help.

You claim mental health is being “overdiagnosed”, but where’s the evidence?

The reality is that our environment affects our wellbeing - pandemics, the cost of living crisis, political unrest and ongoing concerns around climate change are all taking their toll.

But when people seek help, they face months, or even years, of waiting.

Rhetoric like this is dangerous. It reinforces stigma and stops people getting support.

If you’re serious about change, listen to those affected. We can turn this crisis around - but only if the government works with us, not against us.

We look forward to hearing from you,

Mind
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Jon Collins @jonbcollins.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
"Increasing education and employment in prisons will improve conditions, cut crime – and save money" Good to see this in @cassiarowland.bsky.social's v.good blog on the need to improve access to purposeful activity in prison. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/educ...
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Focusing on education and training in prisons could save money in the long term | Institute for Government
Expanding training and education provision in custody is the right move.
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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Read a wonderful description of Elon Musk’s political theorising as being ‘dorm-room-bong-hit’ level stuff. Very much in evidence here. Surreal barely covers it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAuT...
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President Trump & Elon Musk in the Oval Office: Full Remarks
YouTube video by Bloomberg Podcasts
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
6 in 7 people in prison going through a mental health crisis are not being transferred to hospital quickly enough. Many thanks to @nicksmithitv.bsky.social for highlighting the need for urgent action on this.
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Gemma Abbott @gemabbott.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Great to see prisons charities still joining Bluesky! Welcome to @prisonadvice.bsky.social 👋 You can find lots more in this #CriminalJustice starter pack, inc: @thehowardleague.bsky.social @prisonersadvice.bsky.social @prisonersed.bsky.social But lmk if I’ve missed anyone! go.bsky.app/2sQ9xmz
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Delighted to say that @prisonadvice.bsky.social is now on Bluesky. We support people in prison to stay in touch with families at more than 60 prisons across England & Wales but get involved in a whole range of issues related to the Justice System. Give us a follow!
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
For every 100 people released from prison 67 are recalled, according to new stats published today. Only a quarter of people recalled committed another crime. The rest broke licence conditions like missing Probation appointments 👇👇 www.prisonadvice.org.uk/latest/news/...
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New figures published today show a 42% increase in prison recalls
Pact supports prisoners, people with convictions, and their families across England and Wales.
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Just walked past someone on the phone ... 'While I've got you, just one small change' .... I'm hearing 'Get the red pen out, we need a complete rewrite'.
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Help us support the 100,000+ children who have a parent in prison this Xmas. Donate today and it'll be match-funded by @biggive.bsky.social doubling the impact of your donation. 👇👇 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
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Support prisoners & their families and children
Pact has supported people in prison and their families and children for over 125 years. During that time, much has …
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Jon Collins @jonbcollins.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
New @ofstednews.bsky.social Annual Report notes that prison education can have a "transformative effect" but also that "prison education remains weak, almost without exception". www.gov.uk/government/p...
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The annual report of His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills 2023/24
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Your regular reminder that we cannot build our way out of the prisons crisis .... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Prisons plan will fall short by 2027, watchdog warns
Boris Johnson's pledge to create an extra 20,000 cells spaces is now not expected to be met until 2031.
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
A bit of a ‘non-apology’ apology …. ‘any upset I MAY have caused’. There’s no ‘may’ about it. Would have been much better to say ‘I’m sorry for the upset I caused’.
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David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Prison is not a good place for mental health. But I learned some powerful lessons while I was jailed. www.inspirethemind.org/post/what-pr...
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What Prison Taught Me About Mental Health
Before being sentenced to prison, in February 2020, I had a long time to imagine it. In 2014, working in corporate finance, I committed fraud, lying to an investor with whom I was starting a company, ...
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
We regularly come across stories like these. FWIW, my take is that it's an extremely difficult balancing act for staff between security and dignity. Staff don't always get it right, but the rules are there for a reason. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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Prisoners denied dignity while receiving NHS care, watchdog finds
Health Services Safety Investigation Body reveals difficulties inmates have when they leave jail for treatment
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
New research by @brainkind.bsky.social shows that 80% of women in criminal justice system in Wales may be living with brain injury. The cohort had “faced significant social disadvantages and exclusion, often starting from a young age.” brainkind.org/complex-lives/
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Complex Lives - Brainkind
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Ella Rabaiotti @ellarabaiotti.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
UK parliament Justice Committee launches new inquiry into rehabilitation and resettlement Written submissions by by January 10, 2025 committees.parliament.uk/committee/10...
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Justice Committee launches new inquiry into rehabilitation and resettlement - Committees - UK Parliament
The Justice Committee is today (Tuesday, 26 November) launching its first new inquiry of the Parliament entitled ‘Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending’.
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Prison leavers will end up back behind bars if they don’t get the support they need. Huge amount of effort goes into finding accommodation on release but too many people still fall through the cracks. inews.co.uk/news/housing...
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Women 'given tents to live in' after early prison release
Lawyers, charities and campaign groups warn vulnerable women are 'falling through the cracks of a broken system' under the Government's early release scheme
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Essential starter pack for anyone interested in Criminal Justice ….
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Good to see a focus on employing prison leavers in a White Paper to be published tomorrow. No doubt we have a Prisons Minister who has led by example in this area. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Ministers target prisoners to fill UK’s labour shortages
Thousands of ex-convicts are to be offered jobs support to tackle reoffending rates in plans to get Britain working
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Shona Minson @shonaminson.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Last year I gave the Prisons’ Week lecture at Liverpool Cathedral, on Changemakers and women’s justice. I talked about Elizabeth Fry, and hopeful uncertainty and where imagination might take us. I’ve discovered it’s on YouTube so sharing it (& my Betsy Fry obsession) m.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jgb...
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Liverpool 2023 Prisons Week Lecture: Dr Shona Minson – Changemakers
YouTube video by Liverpool Cathedral
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Best piece I’ve read about John Prescott in the last few days by Toby Helm @theguardian.com Includes this nugget …. He would always deliberately mispronounce the name Mandelson, sometimes calling him Meddlesome. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The John Prescott I knew: Blair’s ‘beautiful people’ tried to erase him – he had other plans
Once frozen out by the New Labour elite, John Prescott fought his way in from the cold to become a loyal deputy leader. Toby Helm recalls a bruising political career
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Rachel Sylvester @rachelsylvester.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Spiralling backlogs, leaking rooves, broken alarms, missing video evidence, judges mopping floors and burnt out barristers - I spoke to those working in a crumbling courts system as part of @thetimes Crime and Justice Commission www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
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Courts in crisis: ‘The chances of acquittal are higher for the rich’
Evidence lost, prisoners waiting on remand for years, roof leaks, judges mopping floors, burnt-out barristers — Rachel Sylvester talks to barristers about a criminal justice system that is broken
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Matt cracknell @drmattcracknell.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I appreciate the harms antisocial behaviour can cause communities, however, we’ll be stuck in this endless cycle of prison crisis unless governments’ reliance on pointless ‘crackdowns’ & use of prison as a deterrence ends, and we find alternative solutions to imprisoning people we’re mad at
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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
◾ Why are prisons overcrowded? ◾ Why does it matter? ◾ How did we get into this mess? ◾ Why don’t we just build more prisons? ◾ What should we do instead? These are the questions our overcrowding explainer answers: howardleague.org/why-are-pris... #PrisonsDontWork #Prisons
Lifting the lid on prisons: OVERCROWDING.
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
This is a pretty alarming outlook for prisons. There has been so much to welcome since James Timpson took over as Prisons' Minister but without adequate funding in the medium term his hands will be tied.
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Where's Liz Truss when you need her? She could deploy some dogs to bark at the drones. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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Drones could bring guns into prisons in England and Wales, watchdog fears
Exclusive: Chief inspector says drones are ‘number one concern’ amid ‘inadequate’ Prison Service response
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Penelope Gibbs @penelopegibbs.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Bit mystified by new Respect orders from the Home Office. There is already law on anti-social behaviour. Pretty sure powers announced for new orders (eg banning from town centres) already available via civil injunctions/criminal behaviour orders. Also concerned that no good data on how to reduce ASB
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
A cautionary tale about charity mismanagement…. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
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Captain Tom’s family personally benefited from charity they founded, report finds
Watchdog’s highly critical inquiry finds Hannah and Colin Ingram-Moore culpable of ‘serious and repeated’ misconduct
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HJA Civil Liberties @hjacivillibs.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee is conducting an inquiry into the governance, leadership and staffing of prisons - with written submissions requested by 10 January 2025 committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi...
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Call for Evidence - Committees - UK Parliament
Written submissions
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Cassia Rowland @cassiarowland.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Ugh. If you think Playbook would have described a male DPM as ‘feisty’ like this, I have a bridge to sell you.
Excerpt from Politico’s “Playbook” discussing today’s PMQs. Key bit “The bespectacled history academic [Alex Burghart] faces the feisty deputy PM at noon”.
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Freya Barnes @freyabarnes.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I've been followed by so many fab third sector folk lately thanks to being included in a starter pack and thought I'd share the love around. So here's one of all the people out there shouting about social change - my fellow third sector comms people and campaigners go.bsky.app/DBMtM8Y
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Can we have a @fullfact.bsky.social check on this? One of those issues where the facts seem to be a little murky ....
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
A big welcome to @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social An essential follow for anyone interested in the Criminal Justice System.
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Ella Rabaiotti @ellarabaiotti.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The British Criminology Society Probation & Community Justice Network is holding its 1st Annual Conference, 14 Jan 2025, Sheffield Hallam University. The call for papers deadline is 29 Nov 2024 www.britsoccrim.org/probation-an...
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Probation and Community Justice Network – British Society of Criminology
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Gemma Abbott @gemabbott.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
There are some bloody brilliant people on this #CriminalJustice #StarterPack Lawyers, commentators and NGOs working in/ discussing topics from the police to the courts to prisons (hi 👋) to probation… Please do share - and let me know if you’d like to be added go.bsky.app/2sQ9xmz
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Antonia Bance MP @antoniabance.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
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Jon Sopel @jonsopel1.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
A word on the Allison Pearson free speech row, and what she describes as a ‘Kafkaesque’ threat to it. We asked her on @thenewsagents.bsky.social to discuss. She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’ Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Well worth a listen …. @dannyshaw.bsky.social and @shipleywrites.bsky.social discuss how prisons are covered in the media. secretlifeofprisons.libsyn.com/prisons-and-...
secretlifeofprisons.libsyn.com
The Secret Life of Prisons podcast: Prisons and the press | David Shipley and Danny Shaw
David Shipley served a prison sentence for fraud. He had never known anyone who had come into contact with the criminal justice system prior to his conviction. His sentence was eye-opening for hi...
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Very true and one of the reasons behind prisons being packed to the rafters. 👇
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Very powerful piece about the devastating impact on children when a parent is sent to prison. Affects 200,000 children every year. Labour manifesto contained a very welcome pledge to do more to identify and support these children. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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More support needed for children after parental imprisonment
Woman's Hour on Radio 4 has spoken to those affected by a parent being sent to prison.
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