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Russell Webster @russellwebster.com · 09/01/2026

Thousands of offenders to get health support at probation meetings NHS clinicians will sit in on appointments in pilot scheme in four areas aimed at reducing reoffending www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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Thousands of offenders in England to get health support at probation meetings

Exclusive: NHS clinicians will sit in on appointments in pilot scheme in four areas aimed at reducing reoffending

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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 11/01/2026

BREAKING: Staggering scenes as brave Iranians stand up to their illegitimate government in Tehran... um, hang on, I'm being told this is actually Minneapolis. Forget I said anything...

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Vera Baird @verabaird.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

This seemingly small conviction could have ended the defendant's career at an HGV driver

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Kate Leader @leader-kate.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Terrible pics but fantastic to be at launch of Lucy Welsh's Nuffield research into experiences of applicants to the Criminal Case Review Commission. Great panel chat with law commissioner Penney Lewis, Dame @verabaird.bsky.social CCRC chair, Kim Johnson MP, Danny Barrs and APPEAL's Emma Todd.

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FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

'That is a shocking record, given the abundant evidence that more women are driven to suicide by their abusers than are killed by them' @verabaird.bsky.social guest blog for #centreforwomensjustice #Suicide #MentalHealth #WomenMatter #femicide www.centreforwomensjustice.org.uk/new-blog-1/2...

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Saving Women — Centre for Women's Justice

The first in a series of guest blogs from Dame Vera Baird DBE KC.

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Women's Budget Group @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

This is welcome news. Redirecting focus from imprisoning women to exploring alternatives marks an important shift. Women’s centres achieve better outcomes and are more cost-effective, but they must be adequately funded to succeed. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Prisons minister aims to close one women’s jail in England and Wales

Exclusive: Timpson says government plans to reverse rise in female inmates and use alternative forms of punishment

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Women's Budget Group @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

9/ Taxing the super rich would not only help fund the services and social security that more women than men rely on, it would also help close the gender wealth gap.

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