Greg Davies
@gjdavies.bsky.social
Legal academic Welsh cake at the University of Liverpool.
Researching devolution, prisoner rights and judicial antics.
Dysgwr.
Researching devolution, prisoner rights and judicial antics.
Dysgwr.
Diolch yn fawr am ddarllen, David!
October 9, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Diolch yn fawr am ddarllen, David!
Diolch o galon to friends and colleagues in @walesgovernance.bsky.social and @lplu.bsky.social for their support and encouragement with this work.
October 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Diolch o galon to friends and colleagues in @walesgovernance.bsky.social and @lplu.bsky.social for their support and encouragement with this work.
By focusing on the language dimension, the paper provides further evidence that this 'flagship' prison has been a disaster from the off: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
HMP Berwyn inspection sees rise in violence and drug use
Concerns were also raised during the previous inspection at HMP Berwyn in Wrexham in 2022.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
By focusing on the language dimension, the paper provides further evidence that this 'flagship' prison has been a disaster from the off: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
There were several riot vans waiting at the Victoria monument. The police seemed to know exactly who they were after.
July 21, 2025 at 7:35 AM
There were several riot vans waiting at the Victoria monument. The police seemed to know exactly who they were after.
We’ll continue to share articles from the special issue as and when they’re published. Diolch!
July 18, 2025 at 7:41 AM
We’ll continue to share articles from the special issue as and when they’re published. Diolch!
Renzulli finds various shortcomings, and calls for: 1) the expansion of HMIP's powers; 2) a beefed up UK National Preventative Mechanism, with a statutory basis.
These reforms, she argues, would create a more effective Inspectorate and help to ensure that OPCAT’s purpose is realised.
These reforms, she argues, would create a more effective Inspectorate and help to ensure that OPCAT’s purpose is realised.
July 18, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Renzulli finds various shortcomings, and calls for: 1) the expansion of HMIP's powers; 2) a beefed up UK National Preventative Mechanism, with a statutory basis.
These reforms, she argues, would create a more effective Inspectorate and help to ensure that OPCAT’s purpose is realised.
These reforms, she argues, would create a more effective Inspectorate and help to ensure that OPCAT’s purpose is realised.
The paper evaluates the powers and functions of HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) against the UK’s obligations under the UN Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT).
July 18, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The paper evaluates the powers and functions of HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) against the UK’s obligations under the UN Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT).
We’re really pleased to share the first piece published as part of the special issue, written by Dr Isobel Renzulli:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
His Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons for England and Wales, the UK National Preventive Mechanism and the UN Optional Protocol for the Prevention of Torture. Prospects for Prison Reform and the Treatm...
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales is mandated under domestic law to visit and report on prison conditions and the treatment of prisoners. The Inspectorate's detailed monitoring work....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 18, 2025 at 7:41 AM
We’re really pleased to share the first piece published as part of the special issue, written by Dr Isobel Renzulli:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...