Rachelle
@justrachelle.bsky.social
Working and writing about all things related to crime and justice in Scotland. I am especially interested in deaths in custody and wrongful convictions.
Podcast enthusiast.
Podcast enthusiast.
10 YEARS! It has taken 10 years for the prison, for the crown and the police to apologise to the family of Allan Marshall.
"This victory is not just for Allan, but for every family who has lost someone in custody and been denied justice.”
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"This victory is not just for Allan, but for every family who has lost someone in custody and been denied justice.”
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Prison service admits causing death of inmate through 'unlawful' restraint
Allan Marshall was restrained by 17 prison officers during a mental health crisis in 2015.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
10 YEARS! It has taken 10 years for the prison, for the crown and the police to apologise to the family of Allan Marshall.
"This victory is not just for Allan, but for every family who has lost someone in custody and been denied justice.”
news.stv.tv/east-central...
"This victory is not just for Allan, but for every family who has lost someone in custody and been denied justice.”
news.stv.tv/east-central...
This is a huge day for the family of Allan Marshall.
The Crown, Scottish Prison Service & Police Scotland have publicly apologised, accepted his death was unlawful and accepted that the state failed to adequately investigate it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Crown, Scottish Prison Service & Police Scotland have publicly apologised, accepted his death was unlawful and accepted that the state failed to adequately investigate it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scottish Prison Service admits unlawful death of man in custody
Allan Marshall died four days after being restrained by prison officers at HMP Edinburgh in March 2015.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This is a huge day for the family of Allan Marshall.
The Crown, Scottish Prison Service & Police Scotland have publicly apologised, accepted his death was unlawful and accepted that the state failed to adequately investigate it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Crown, Scottish Prison Service & Police Scotland have publicly apologised, accepted his death was unlawful and accepted that the state failed to adequately investigate it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Brilliant podcast episode following a prisons inspection on BBC Radio‘s File on 4 with Rex Bloomstein & Brian King.
I‘ve read a few inspection reports in my time but never heard one!
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I‘ve read a few inspection reports in my time but never heard one!
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File on 4 Investigates - A Prison Inspector Calls - BBC Sounds
A unique insight into the many problems facing our prison system.
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September 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Brilliant podcast episode following a prisons inspection on BBC Radio‘s File on 4 with Rex Bloomstein & Brian King.
I‘ve read a few inspection reports in my time but never heard one!
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I‘ve read a few inspection reports in my time but never heard one!
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
👀 This is such a wild story.
No system is perfect but when the justice system gets it wrong it can have a devastating effect on a person’s life.
No system is perfect but when the justice system gets it wrong it can have a devastating effect on a person’s life.
One of our courtwatchers recently observed a shocking case of mistaken identity - whereby someone arrested for drunk driving didn’t give their own name, but instead the name and birthday of someone else. The drunk driver was sentenced in court still using the other person’s identity. 🧵[1/12]
June 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
👀 This is such a wild story.
No system is perfect but when the justice system gets it wrong it can have a devastating effect on a person’s life.
No system is perfect but when the justice system gets it wrong it can have a devastating effect on a person’s life.
“I am disappointed the sergeant didn’t ask if I was OK, or offer any condolences, after my friend died. I have never felt as dehumanized as I do in this moment, required to saunter alone, dejected, along the frosty breezeway.”
June 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
“I am disappointed the sergeant didn’t ask if I was OK, or offer any condolences, after my friend died. I have never felt as dehumanized as I do in this moment, required to saunter alone, dejected, along the frosty breezeway.”
🎤 Baroness Sue Black and Dr Angela Gallop talk about the breakdown of forensic science and how it’s led to miscarriages of justice.
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June 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🎤 Baroness Sue Black and Dr Angela Gallop talk about the breakdown of forensic science and how it’s led to miscarriages of justice.
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Oooft!! Prof. Angela Gallop does not mince her words.
“Like a plane hurtling downwards in what has become known as a ‘graveyard spiral’, with the pilot in desperation making increasingly erratic decisions, it can only be a short time now before it impacts the ground.”
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“Like a plane hurtling downwards in what has become known as a ‘graveyard spiral’, with the pilot in desperation making increasingly erratic decisions, it can only be a short time now before it impacts the ground.”
bit.ly/forensic-moj
Miscarriages of justice more likely due to forensic science crisis, report finds
Inquiry warns of rising risk in England and Wales of biased investigations, wrongful convictions and cases collapsing due to missing evidence
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Oooft!! Prof. Angela Gallop does not mince her words.
“Like a plane hurtling downwards in what has become known as a ‘graveyard spiral’, with the pilot in desperation making increasingly erratic decisions, it can only be a short time now before it impacts the ground.”
bit.ly/forensic-moj
“Like a plane hurtling downwards in what has become known as a ‘graveyard spiral’, with the pilot in desperation making increasingly erratic decisions, it can only be a short time now before it impacts the ground.”
bit.ly/forensic-moj
This has sadly been going on for years in E&W and it impacts not just current criminal cases but also those where someone has been wrongly convicted.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Thousands of criminal cases collapsing due to missing or lost police evidence
More than 30,000 prosecutions in England and Wales collapsed in four years, data obtained by BBC shows.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 6, 2025 at 6:42 AM
This has sadly been going on for years in E&W and it impacts not just current criminal cases but also those where someone has been wrongly convicted.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Michael Mansfield KC said: "The appellant submits that this is a straightforward case in which this court must conclude that these convictions are unsafe."
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Colin Campbell appeal 'straightforward', Court of Appeal told
Colin Campbell was found guilty of killing four women and trying to kill a fifth in 2008.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Michael Mansfield KC said: "The appellant submits that this is a straightforward case in which this court must conclude that these convictions are unsafe."
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🎧 Listening to the Death County podcast on deaths in custody at Dauphin Prison in Pennsylvania.
It reveals corruption and negligence but it also shows the power of community voice and action. Great listen.
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It reveals corruption and negligence but it also shows the power of community voice and action. Great listen.
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Death County, PA
True Crime Podcast · Weekly series · Lamont Jones leaves Dauphin County Prison for the last time, a free man ready to move on with his life. But when his young cousin dies in that same jail, he learns...
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May 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
🎧 Listening to the Death County podcast on deaths in custody at Dauphin Prison in Pennsylvania.
It reveals corruption and negligence but it also shows the power of community voice and action. Great listen.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
It reveals corruption and negligence but it also shows the power of community voice and action. Great listen.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
💔 Sadly there are more people like Peter Sullivan inside prison right now serving time for crimes they did not commit.
@insidejustice.bsky.social receives 1,000 applications every year in the UK from people desperate for their help.
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@insidejustice.bsky.social receives 1,000 applications every year in the UK from people desperate for their help.
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Peter Sullivan: Man jailed for 1986 murder has conviction quashed
Peter Sullivan, 68, says he is
www.bbc.co.uk
May 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
💔 Sadly there are more people like Peter Sullivan inside prison right now serving time for crimes they did not commit.
@insidejustice.bsky.social receives 1,000 applications every year in the UK from people desperate for their help.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@insidejustice.bsky.social receives 1,000 applications every year in the UK from people desperate for their help.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Rachelle
Major new report out today from SCCJR on the number of deaths in custody.
❗️Prison deaths in Scotland have surged to 64 in the last year.
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Watch this short video to find out the key stats👇
❗️Prison deaths in Scotland have surged to 64 in the last year.
bit.ly/deaths-in-cu...
Watch this short video to find out the key stats👇
April 29, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Major new report out today from SCCJR on the number of deaths in custody.
❗️Prison deaths in Scotland have surged to 64 in the last year.
bit.ly/deaths-in-cu...
Watch this short video to find out the key stats👇
❗️Prison deaths in Scotland have surged to 64 in the last year.
bit.ly/deaths-in-cu...
Watch this short video to find out the key stats👇
Of all the things they could do to make prisons safer they chose stun guns🔫 🤦🏻♀️
What could possibly go wrong?
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What could possibly go wrong?
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Tasers in prisons to be trialled after Hashem Abedi attack
The justice secretary says the use of electric stun guns will be tested following an attack on prison staff.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Of all the things they could do to make prisons safer they chose stun guns🔫 🤦🏻♀️
What could possibly go wrong?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What could possibly go wrong?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If the new HMP Glasgow was built and in operation today it would still be overcrowded.
Make it make sense.
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Make it make sense.
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New Barlinnie prison costs double to almost £1bn
The replacement HMP Glasgow will open in 2028, three years later than originally planned.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
If the new HMP Glasgow was built and in operation today it would still be overcrowded.
Make it make sense.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Make it make sense.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Rachelle
It was an absolute joy to speak with Rachelle Cobain @justrachelle.bsky.social about the new book 'The Barlinnie Special Unit: Art, Punishment and Innovation' @watersidepress.bsky.social on Just Humans @thesccjr.bsky.social Thanks for listening!
🎧 NEW EPISODE OF JUST HUMANS OUT!
Dr Kirstin Anderson talks to Rachelle Cobain about a new book she’s edited called 'The Barlinnie Special Unit: Art, Punishment and Innovation'. 1/2
Listen now bit.ly/barlinnie-SU
@kir-anderson.bsky.social @edinburghnapier.bsky.social @justrachelle.bsky.social
Dr Kirstin Anderson talks to Rachelle Cobain about a new book she’s edited called 'The Barlinnie Special Unit: Art, Punishment and Innovation'. 1/2
Listen now bit.ly/barlinnie-SU
@kir-anderson.bsky.social @edinburghnapier.bsky.social @justrachelle.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
It was an absolute joy to speak with Rachelle Cobain @justrachelle.bsky.social about the new book 'The Barlinnie Special Unit: Art, Punishment and Innovation' @watersidepress.bsky.social on Just Humans @thesccjr.bsky.social Thanks for listening!
‘Catalogue of failures led to young prisoner deaths.’
The sheriff has made 25 recommendations, but what we really need is for young people like Katie and William not to be sent to prison at all, and for a change in the law to address Crown immunity.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The sheriff has made 25 recommendations, but what we really need is for young people like Katie and William not to be sent to prison at all, and for a change in the law to address Crown immunity.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Catalogue of failures led to young prisoner deaths at Polmont, says sheriff
A fatal accident inquiry concludes that Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, may not have died if reasonable precautions had been taken.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
‘Catalogue of failures led to young prisoner deaths.’
The sheriff has made 25 recommendations, but what we really need is for young people like Katie and William not to be sent to prison at all, and for a change in the law to address Crown immunity.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The sheriff has made 25 recommendations, but what we really need is for young people like Katie and William not to be sent to prison at all, and for a change in the law to address Crown immunity.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
📖 What else do you buy a criminology geek like me for Christmas?
I’ve got the best maw-in-law ever! 🎅🤶🎁
I’ve got the best maw-in-law ever! 🎅🤶🎁
December 27, 2024 at 1:04 PM
📖 What else do you buy a criminology geek like me for Christmas?
I’ve got the best maw-in-law ever! 🎅🤶🎁
I’ve got the best maw-in-law ever! 🎅🤶🎁
If you’re in Ayr anytime soon check out the new Cabinet of Curiosities exhibition at Rozelle House.
My favourite was this very old table from Tam o’Shanter’s pub, complete with menti’s carved into the wood.
My favourite was this very old table from Tam o’Shanter’s pub, complete with menti’s carved into the wood.
November 22, 2024 at 2:17 PM
If you’re in Ayr anytime soon check out the new Cabinet of Curiosities exhibition at Rozelle House.
My favourite was this very old table from Tam o’Shanter’s pub, complete with menti’s carved into the wood.
My favourite was this very old table from Tam o’Shanter’s pub, complete with menti’s carved into the wood.
“It could happen to any of us.”
Interesting discussion on miscarriages of justice like Andy Malkinson’s, compensation, how the CCRC is meant to work and why it’s been so heavily criticised recently.
#miscarriageofjustice #law #crime #justice
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Interesting discussion on miscarriages of justice like Andy Malkinson’s, compensation, how the CCRC is meant to work and why it’s been so heavily criticised recently.
#miscarriageofjustice #law #crime #justice
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Law Show - Miscarriages of justice and the CCRC - BBC Sounds
The CCRC was criticised over serious miscarriages of justice, but how does it work?
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2024 at 11:19 AM
“It could happen to any of us.”
Interesting discussion on miscarriages of justice like Andy Malkinson’s, compensation, how the CCRC is meant to work and why it’s been so heavily criticised recently.
#miscarriageofjustice #law #crime #justice
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Interesting discussion on miscarriages of justice like Andy Malkinson’s, compensation, how the CCRC is meant to work and why it’s been so heavily criticised recently.
#miscarriageofjustice #law #crime #justice
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Chuffed to bits to be back with Season 4 of the Just Humans podcast.
🎧 We're back!
The one and only Gemma Flynn joins us to talk about her new zine which explores the case of rapper, Young Thug and why he's at the centre of Georgia's longest criminal trial.
Listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify and our website
bit.ly/47P2U24
#youngthug #criminology #rap #prison
The one and only Gemma Flynn joins us to talk about her new zine which explores the case of rapper, Young Thug and why he's at the centre of Georgia's longest criminal trial.
Listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify and our website
bit.ly/47P2U24
#youngthug #criminology #rap #prison
Young Thug: Art as Evidence in the War on Gangs - SCCJR
Dr Gemma Flynn unpacks this extraordinary case in her latest zine called, ‘Slime: The State of Georgia v. Young Thug, The art of evidence in the war on gangs’.
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November 13, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Chuffed to bits to be back with Season 4 of the Just Humans podcast.