Francis Pakes

Prison Is the Worst Place to Start Menopause Prison conditions and commissary prices make going through menopause in prison another cruel punishment for women.

“As a woman in prison, you are punished for your crime — and your biology.”

BJC Virtual Issue 2025 Francis Pakes and Lisa Sugiura The theme for the 2025 British Society of Criminology conference is Criminology for Social Justice. It centres criminology as a

What's the best way to prepare for #BSC2025?

We recommend reading BJC’s new virtual issue, which explores how #criminology can advance social justice — expertly curated by @francispakes.bsky.social and @drlisasugiura.bsky.social.

:et us know your thoughts 💭

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Criminology, probation, community sanctions, community corrections, criminal justice, punishment and society.

Out today: the first book in our new series on #Probation & Community Sanctions. edited by Carr, Robinson and Ruhland. More to come this year. "I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone interested in the future of probation and of penal systems." #criminology www.routledge.com/Professional...

Research Fellow: Penal Supervision in Comparative Context (Part time, fixed-term) at University of Nottingham Discover Research Fellow: Penal Supervision in Comparative Context (Part time, fixed-term) jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

JOB: Research Fellow, a part-time post at University of Nottingham.

Working with a wonderful team on comparative research: @nicolacarr.bsky.social (PI), Beth Weaver, Jake Phillips, Fergus McNeill, myself, Fern Gillon, Sarah Doxat-Pratt.
#Criminology #Probation #Job
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY924/r...

Come and work with me in Brussels @crisresearch.bsky.social! I’m looking for a postdoc specialised in children’s rights and digital #criminology. Please repost& send to anyone who might be interested.

Deadline 9th of May

#digitalcriminology #surveillance

jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...

Exploring relational and structuring skills among Norwegian probation officers during mandatory supervision sessions - Karl Yngvar Dale, Bjørn Kjetil Larsen, Sarah Hean, Atle Ødegård, 2025 This study draws on person-centered therapy, Bordin’s working alliance model, and the guidelines from the Norwegian Prison and Probation Service to explore how ...

❇️ New journal article ❇️

'Exploring relational and structuring skills among Norwegian probation officers during mandatory supervision sessions' by Karl Yngvar Dale, Bjørn Kjetil Larsen, Sarah Hean, and Atle Ødegård.
#Probation #SocialWork #Criminology
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Can the UK fix its broken prison system? – video The prison population in England and Wales has doubled in the last 30 years, with overcrowding now endemic across the system. But the government's strategy of easing this pressure by granting early re...

Impactful piece about life after prison comparing UK and Netherlands from @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/vide...

‘The prison system is insanely broken’: a climate activist on his experience in jail

Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: Assistant Professor in Criminology The School of Sociology and Social Policy is a vibrant centre for social science teaching and research. We are a multidisciplinary School covering criminology, sociology, public policy, social policy,...

My school has a vacancy for an Assistant Professor in Criminology (Research and Teaching).

jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/SOC109725

Why do prison officers leave the service? Sarah Nixon and Darren Woodward guest blog on their new book exploring Role Exit in Prison Officers.

Why do prison officers leave the service?
Sarah Nixon and Darren Woodward guest blog on their new book exploring Role Exit in Prison Officers.
www.russellwebster.com/why-do-priso...

Hey Blue Sky! I'm doing a talk THIS WEDNESDAY 5 March, 4-5pm in Portsmouth. Details below. Want to join on line? Of course you can! Do please email luke.hauser@port.ac.uk for a link.

Global female incarceration on the rise - Russell Webster The sixth edition of the World Female Imprisonment List shows female prison population growing faster than male population worldwide.

Global female incarceration on the rise
The sixth edition of the World Female Imprisonment List shows female prison population growing faster than male population worldwide. www.russellwebster.com/global-femal... via @icpr.bsky.social

British Society of Criminology Conference 2025 The university is hosting the British Society of Criminology Conference 2025

Hey! Did you know that we in Portsmouth are hosting the British Society of Criminology Conference? 1-4 July 2025!

More information here, including sign up and abstract submission:

www.port.ac.uk/news-events-...

A photo of Becky Milne and the details of the talk, 12 February, 4-5pm, in Portsmouth.

Hey Blue Sky! Professor Becky Milne is doing a talk next week in Portsmouth! Join us in St George's Building or join us on line! (email Luke.hauser@port.ac.uk) for a link.

🚨Call for Papers - British Society of Criminology Conference 2025🚨 If you Have a Presentation Related to Hate Crime Please E-Mail your Abstracts of No More than 250-words to Ben Colliver (ben.colliver@bcu.ac.uk) By Monday 3rd March 2025 at 5pm. 👇👇👇

The @bschcnetwork.bsky.social (BSC Hate Crime Network) is doing a panel at this year's British Society of Criminology Conference at Portsmouth Uni. If you are interested in presenting a paper please email abstracts to Ben Colliver (ben.colliver@bcu.ac.uk) By Monday 3rd March 2025 👇👇👇

Wow Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower gets it! ⚡️

For those who read German:

www.blickpunkte.co.at/2025/01/23/s...

Poor cell conditions at Winchester prison.

Winchester: A truly squalid, overcrowded Victorian jail.

The prison received an awful inspection report in 2022, but things have gone from bad to worse.

Read our response to @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social's inspection report:
howardleague.org/news/winches...

Rat seen at Manchester prison.

CSRU empty cell and CSRU dirty shower.

Grim conditions highlighted in today's @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social reports.

Manchester had a rodent infestation, while at Long Lartin, a continued lack of in-cell toilets led prisoners to use buckets in their cells and throw bags of excrement out of the windows.
howardleague.org/news/long-la...

‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR

Hundreds of incarcerated folks are fighting fires in California— earning between $5.80 and $10.24 per *day* plus $1 per hour during active emergencies. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Escape from the terrordome: how Netherlands panopticon prisons are being reborn as stunning arts hubs They were built to instil fear. Now these giant domed jails, which date back to the 1700s, are being turned into creative centres – complete with cells for rent and escape rooms

Ok the header is a bit ‘extra’ but the piece is interesting

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

European Society of Criminology conference logo and dates

The European Society of #Criminology (ESC) Annual Conference 2025 being hosted in Athens 🇬🇷 is now open for:
(A) Delegate registration; and
(B) Call for Papers: Abstract Submissions.
convention2.allacademic.com/one/esc/esc25/

Fears of unrest as PM considers open prisons for more offenders Unions concerned about potential rise in violence, drug abuse and the threat of riots at low-security facilities in England and Wales

Open #Prisons are the best kept secret of the penal system, because they don’t suit the #punitive narrative. But, they are different from mainstream prisons. They work. There should be more. Their regimes could be adopted widely. This isn’t the way to do it. #MoJ

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Speciale gevangenis bij Torentijd bespaart overheid bakken met geld: 'Politiek is nu aan zet' Dit initiatief scheelt geld.

Small scale prison provision where prisoners go to work in the daytime proves, unsurprisingly, a success, in the Netherlands.

www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/17022...

Life inside a therapeutic prison
At HMP Grendon, psychology professionals aim to ‘re-child’ a group of Britain’s most serious offenders. Does the treatment work?https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/18/hmp-grendon-therapeutic-prison-psychology-offenders-treatment @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social

Me standing in front of a geysir in Iceland

Right everyone! Time to switch off. Just adding a pic of beautiful Iceland where the ground shudders and the wind is fierce….
Stay safe wherever you are….
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What It Was Like When Hurricane Helene Hit Our Prison We were ultimately safe, but still had to evacuate our facility. Some of us were then sent to a higher-security prison.

What It Was Like When Hurricane Helene Hit Our Prison

No electricity. No water. Dwindling food supplies. Here’s how we coped after the storm — and what happened next. prisonjournalismproject.org/2024/12/04/w...

Uk Government have published a 10 year (!) prison strategy:

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67586f...

Tears of joy and sadness as ‘disappeared’ Syrians emerge from Assad’s prisons Men, women and children, many jailed for speaking out against regime, reunite with their families

Prisons infamous for torture in and around Damascus, inc notorious Sednaya, were broken open early on Sunday, with videos showing dozens of women & small children being held in cells and one shaken man so badly treated he had lost his memory and struggled to talk www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...