"This is what being tough on crime looks like rather than our present politically soft option which simply locks people up and uses prison as a dead end, resulting in high rates of reoffending."
~ @bishgloucester.bsky.social

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"This report is an unambiguous call to action: if we continue to be soft and ignore evidence about what works to rehabilitate people we are failing victims, communities and the public purse”

~ Bishop Rachel responds to the Independent Sentencing Review 👉 gloucester.anglican.org/2025/bishop-...

Today (Monday 19 May), Bishop Rachel will propose an amendment to keep pre-sentence reports for pregnant women and primary carers lawful, during the House of Lords Committee stage of the Sentencing Guidelines Bill

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"The UK’s approach to prison reform is too focused on 'quick fixes'" ~ Bishop Rachel via Premier Christian News

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The Bishop of Gloucester called on the Government to think again about guidance for Judges in sentencing, arguing for the depoliticisation of sentencing

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Bishop Rachel asked the prisons Minister, Lord Timpson, what training prison officers get to help them in their roles.

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Bishop Rachel asked Lord Timpson about support for probation staff and others working in problem-solving courts, like the Intensive Supervision Court in Birmingham
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Bishop Rachel welcomes the publication of the Times Crime and Justice Commission report into the state of the criminal justice system

Read in full 👉 gloucester.anglican.org/2025/stateme...

🎧PODCAST: Dilys Alam, Home Affairs policy advisor at the Archbishops’ Council, in conversation with Bishop Rachel.

'Holding the Key' justice podcast #8 👉 gloucester.anglican.org/2025/dilys-a...

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🎬 In the House of Lords on Monday, @bishgloucester.bsky.social asked the Government how they will help prisoners on IPP sentences to navigate legal complexities

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A new approach to sentencing policy
Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester, proposes a model for the depoliticisation of penal policy
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"We need to expand our imaginations and resist the expansion of prisons and the prison population."

~ Bishop Rachel guest blogs for @russellwebster.com:
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This week in the House of Lords, Bishop Rachel asked the Government about access to health and social care for women in prison.

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The Bishop of Gloucester, Rt Revd Rachel Treweek, in her role as Anglican Bishop for Prisons, is calling on the Government to change the way sentencing policy is decided, ensuring Ministers make life changing decisions based on evidence and expertise. gloucester.anglican.org/2025/holding...