howardleague-scot.bsky.social
Scotland's leading independent penal reform organisation. Promoting just responses to the causes and consequences of crime.
👤 Joined on 20 November 2024
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@howardleague-scot.bsky.social“Action cannot come quickly enough if we are to achieve a sustainable and more effective course for prisons and probation in the future” - @andrewjamesneilson.bsky.social on the Independent Sentencing Review's initial findings. www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
Show PostIn the wake of the FAI into the deaths of Katie Allan and William Lindsay, the Scottish government has just announced 1. The Scottish Prison Service will urgently review its policy on items that can be used as ligatures, and the development of suicide prevention technology will be accelerated.
Show PostThread. I’m not going to post in depth about the excoriating determination of the FAI into the suicides of Katie Allan & William Lindsay. I’ll be writing about it anon & at length. BUT what runs through it is a sense of the perceived disposability of young people the state is supposed to care for
Show PostGreat opportunity to join our justice team as Community Justice Manager. We are looking for a dynamic manager to lead and be responsible for all aspects of the delivery and development of our Community Justice services: https://buff.ly/3OQMWM4
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