Ruth Armstrong
@rutharmstrong.bsky.social
Director @justicematters.bsky.social Doctor of Criminology University of Cambridge. Expertise: routes out of crime / justice leadership / relational systems change. Invested in those whose efforts seek to make our world more just for all.
I’m talking with someone in prison in Texas who tells me the prison is shipping people out b/c the town is complaining the prison uses 70% of the water. There is a link between generative justice and regenerative use of our worlds resources & not wasting lives or resources @fergusmcneill.bsky.social
June 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I’m talking with someone in prison in Texas who tells me the prison is shipping people out b/c the town is complaining the prison uses 70% of the water. There is a link between generative justice and regenerative use of our worlds resources & not wasting lives or resources @fergusmcneill.bsky.social
Delighted to have contributed to this with a brilliant @justicematters.bsky.social network of awesome people working in and around problem solving courts globally.
New edition 277 now available! This is a special edition focusing on women, guest edited by Jackie Lowthian - Women's Network Coordinator at Clinks.
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May 21, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Delighted to have contributed to this with a brilliant @justicematters.bsky.social network of awesome people working in and around problem solving courts globally.
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New edition 278 of Prison Service Journal available now! This is a special edition focusing on developments in youth justice across Europe.
🔗 www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/prison-service-journal-278
#prisonservice #prisonservicejournal #psj #youthjustice #europeanyouthjustice #europe #openaccess
🔗 www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/prison-service-journal-278
#prisonservice #prisonservicejournal #psj #youthjustice #europeanyouthjustice #europe #openaccess
May 21, 2025 at 7:31 AM
New edition 278 of Prison Service Journal available now! This is a special edition focusing on developments in youth justice across Europe.
🔗 www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/prison-service-journal-278
#prisonservice #prisonservicejournal #psj #youthjustice #europeanyouthjustice #europe #openaccess
🔗 www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/prison-service-journal-278
#prisonservice #prisonservicejournal #psj #youthjustice #europeanyouthjustice #europe #openaccess
Looking forward to listening while I cook I the tea tonight! Can’t wait!
Here’s what’s on the air this week, starting May 12th, on Colorado Radio for Justice - from hard-hitting conversations to reentry resources to music shows across genres. If you’re wondering, “how do I listen?”, Check out www.radioforjustice.org!
May 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Looking forward to listening while I cook I the tea tonight! Can’t wait!
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Here’s what’s on the air this week, starting May 12th, on Colorado Radio for Justice - from hard-hitting conversations to reentry resources to music shows across genres. If you’re wondering, “how do I listen?”, Check out www.radioforjustice.org!
May 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Here’s what’s on the air this week, starting May 12th, on Colorado Radio for Justice - from hard-hitting conversations to reentry resources to music shows across genres. If you’re wondering, “how do I listen?”, Check out www.radioforjustice.org!
Very much looking forward to walking towards new horizons with a bunch of brilliant people on Saturday 10th May - if you like a gander in the hills & believe in futures that are different to true past including for those who have spent time in prison, join us! #lakedistrict #JoanWearmouthWalk25
May 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Very much looking forward to walking towards new horizons with a bunch of brilliant people on Saturday 10th May - if you like a gander in the hills & believe in futures that are different to true past including for those who have spent time in prison, join us! #lakedistrict #JoanWearmouthWalk25
The fact the police here have uniforms that say ‘secret service’ in big letters does not, it would appear, amuse them as much as it has amused me.
April 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The fact the police here have uniforms that say ‘secret service’ in big letters does not, it would appear, amuse them as much as it has amused me.
Delighted to be working with the Organisation of American States in Washington DC to think about how to understand and reliably measures experiences of people convicted of drug trafficking pre and post prison. What a great group of people working here together!
April 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Delighted to be working with the Organisation of American States in Washington DC to think about how to understand and reliably measures experiences of people convicted of drug trafficking pre and post prison. What a great group of people working here together!
I always said for this Pope I’d turn catholic. What a loss.
The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just Catholics but the men and women of our time.
Pope Francis, who reached out to the margins of society, has died at 88
The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just Catholics but the men and women of our time.
www.npr.org
April 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I always said for this Pope I’d turn catholic. What a loss.
Watch this and tune in! Be an early adopter! This radio station for people leaving prison in Colorado is going to shape the face of justice for good - so excited for the launch of this work & its role in @prisonradiointl.bsky.social
Meet Colorado Radio for Justice in this 5-minute documentary!
Last night at our RELAUNCH BLAST-OFF, this film premiered to highlight our producers and our work.
Meanwhile: have you tuned in today? We’re on the air, 24/7! Learn more and listen on our website.
youtu.be/Wldw-czTLFk
Last night at our RELAUNCH BLAST-OFF, this film premiered to highlight our producers and our work.
Meanwhile: have you tuned in today? We’re on the air, 24/7! Learn more and listen on our website.
youtu.be/Wldw-czTLFk
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April 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Watch this and tune in! Be an early adopter! This radio station for people leaving prison in Colorado is going to shape the face of justice for good - so excited for the launch of this work & its role in @prisonradiointl.bsky.social
Brilliant to see the amazing work of prisoners and victims of crime in Argentina who set up this self governed cooperative in a prison highlighted in the UK press: www.thenews.coop/co-operation...
Co-operation beyond bars: How incarcerated people are finding purpose
Argentinian prison co-op Liberté began in 2014 as a small group of prisoners making and selling handcrafted clocks
www.thenews.coop
April 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Brilliant to see the amazing work of prisoners and victims of crime in Argentina who set up this self governed cooperative in a prison highlighted in the UK press: www.thenews.coop/co-operation...
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"When women are imprisoned their motherhood is expected to be set aside, as if it's a coat that can be taken off & hung on a hook... But setting motherhood aside is not like taking off a coat; it's more like peeling off your own skin."
My essay for Radio 3👇
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
My essay for Radio 3👇
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, New Generation Thinkers 2024, Mothers on trial
Shona Minson explores the pardoxical thinking around sending mothers to prison
www.bbc.co.uk
April 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
"When women are imprisoned their motherhood is expected to be set aside, as if it's a coat that can be taken off & hung on a hook... But setting motherhood aside is not like taking off a coat; it's more like peeling off your own skin."
My essay for Radio 3👇
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
My essay for Radio 3👇
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Beyond excited with this month’s AMPLIFIED 🔊 from @prisonradiointl.bsky.social featuring the amazing new project of @radioforjustice.bsky.social read all about it here: prison.radio/amplifying-v... and tune in for the launch in April 15th. You know where it’s AT!!! 💥💥💥
Amplifying Voices: Building a Global Prison Radio Community - Prison Radio Association
At Prison Radio International (PRI), we believe in the power of audio to bring people together, challenge stereotypes, and give voice to those often unheard. Our mission is to support and connect pris...
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March 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Beyond excited with this month’s AMPLIFIED 🔊 from @prisonradiointl.bsky.social featuring the amazing new project of @radioforjustice.bsky.social read all about it here: prison.radio/amplifying-v... and tune in for the launch in April 15th. You know where it’s AT!!! 💥💥💥
Impactful piece about life after prison comparing UK and Netherlands from @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/vide...
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...
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Impactful piece about life after prison comparing UK and Netherlands from @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/vide...
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New billboard in Clacton, Farage’s constituency. He’s still the UK’s #1 grifter. No other MP takes more from second jobs while being employed to represent their constituents in Parliament
February 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
New billboard in Clacton, Farage’s constituency. He’s still the UK’s #1 grifter. No other MP takes more from second jobs while being employed to represent their constituents in Parliament
Today is an exciting day! I’m off to #HMPPrescoed #PrisonFarm with #sixinchesofsoil to see the work they are doing and discuss #regenerativefarming and #generativejustice - are there principles we can pull through the ways we love together that would help us to do all of our life better together?
March 13, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Today is an exciting day! I’m off to #HMPPrescoed #PrisonFarm with #sixinchesofsoil to see the work they are doing and discuss #regenerativefarming and #generativejustice - are there principles we can pull through the ways we love together that would help us to do all of our life better together?
An amazing opportunity from @longfordtrust.bsky.social - get applying if you’re a #longfordscholar and #aspiringwriter www.longfordtrust.org/runninguptha...
Running Up That Hill - The Longford Trust
As part of our Employability programme, we offer travelling scholarships to our award holders to enable them to see the world and build their skills […]
www.longfordtrust.org
February 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
An amazing opportunity from @longfordtrust.bsky.social - get applying if you’re a #longfordscholar and #aspiringwriter www.longfordtrust.org/runninguptha...
Quite enjoyed the sun going down on this soviet block
February 23, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Quite enjoyed the sun going down on this soviet block
Loving listening to my former student @roscasworld1410 on YouTube performing in memory of our friend & colleague #jackmerritt in Cambridge tonight #LTforever
February 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Loving listening to my former student @roscasworld1410 on YouTube performing in memory of our friend & colleague #jackmerritt in Cambridge tonight #LTforever
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"Celebrated human rights lawyer's hubby to make Broadway debut"
Nah. That wouldn't happen. Would it.
Nah. That wouldn't happen. Would it.
February 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
"Celebrated human rights lawyer's hubby to make Broadway debut"
Nah. That wouldn't happen. Would it.
Nah. That wouldn't happen. Would it.
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To add to the many, many reviews currently going on, there is now a review of the handling of prison capacity.
WMS here: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...
Terms of reference here: www.gov.uk/government/p...
Dame Anne Owers is leading it.
WMS here: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...
Terms of reference here: www.gov.uk/government/p...
Dame Anne Owers is leading it.
February 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
To add to the many, many reviews currently going on, there is now a review of the handling of prison capacity.
WMS here: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...
Terms of reference here: www.gov.uk/government/p...
Dame Anne Owers is leading it.
WMS here: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...
Terms of reference here: www.gov.uk/government/p...
Dame Anne Owers is leading it.
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Ruth thank you! We're so excited to be back in action - and grateful for your support along the way.
February 6, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Ruth thank you! We're so excited to be back in action - and grateful for your support along the way.
Amazing to see y’all on here! Can’t wait to get back to listening to your radio shows!
Hey! We're Colorado radioforjustice.org, a nonpartisan, nonprofit media organization that empowers people impacted by the criminal-legal system. Our lived-experience producers create & host innovative media, beaming stories, news, music, & entertainment. We amplify voices. We transform systems.
February 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Amazing to see y’all on here! Can’t wait to get back to listening to your radio shows!
A privilege to work on this with you and everyone in the room yesterday because @justicematters.bsky.social and it takes all of us and the relationships between us to make change.
Yesterday I presented present a report commissioned by The Weavers' and co-authored with @rutharmstrong.bsky.social in which we used problem solving courts for women to think about what works for justice involved women, and what a women-centric system would look like. www.clinks.org/sites/defaul...
January 31, 2025 at 10:54 AM
A privilege to work on this with you and everyone in the room yesterday because @justicematters.bsky.social and it takes all of us and the relationships between us to make change.
Beyond excited to receive this debut novel from #RachelBower today - thanks for the tip off @jakephillips.bsky.social can’t wait to start it!
January 31, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Beyond excited to receive this debut novel from #RachelBower today - thanks for the tip off @jakephillips.bsky.social can’t wait to start it!