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Transform Justice is a national charity working for a fair, open, and compassionate justice system.
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What is it like to be imprisoned indefinitely?

Andrew Morris discusses his experience of an IPP sentence, and the devastating toll it took on his mental health, in the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast.

🎧Listen to the full episode here: pod.fo/e/33eb2a

#IPP #TransformJusticePodcast
November 5, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

IPP ended in 2012, but 1,000+ people are still serving indefinite sentences in prison.

Andrew Morris & Matthew Parris discuss why people are still held under IPP & how we can rid ourselves of its legacy once and for all.

🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/33eb2a
October 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
📢 New episode of the Transform Justice Podcast out tomorrow!

This week we were joined by Matthew Parris and Andrew Morris to discuss the injustice and long-term consequences of IPP sentences.

Follow the podcast and tune in from tomorrow morning:
➡️https://podfollow.com/the-transform-justice-podcast
October 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
How should the criminal justice system respond to women who commit crime? Are women's centres - multi-agency hubs with specialist support services - the way forward?

Lucy Campbell and Dr Sarah Waite explore in the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast ⬇️

🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/32d390
October 14, 2025 at 9:26 AM
⚠️ Is the term 'vulnerable' helpful when used to describe women in the criminal justice system? Dr Sarah Waite and Lucy Campbell explore in the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast.

🎧 Listen to the full discussion - pod.fo/e/32d390

#TransformJusticePodcast #WomenInPrison
October 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
📢 Out-of-court resolutions save time and money, reduce reoffending, and are often preferred by victims. Yet some forces use them far more than others.

How does your local police force compare?

🔗 Start exploring here:
www.transformjustice.org.uk/crime-resolu...
October 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Out of court resolutions are effective, efficient & often preferred by victims. But how much are police forces using them?

🔗📊 Check our newly updated 2025 crime resolution tracker: www.transformjustice.org.uk/crime-resolu...
September 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

Should stealing baby milk to feed your child lead to prison? Dr Sarah Waite & Lucy Campbell discuss how the prison system is failing women & what could be done to improve society’s response to women in crisis.

🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/32d390
September 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
How do we navigate questions of mental illness, ‘insanity’ and culpability in our justice system?

Bradley Hillier and Rhona Friedman discuss on the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast.

🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/319ef0

#CriminalJustice #MentalHealth #TransformJusticePodcast
September 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

Should someone with schizophrenia stand trial?

In our 50th episode (🤯) Dr Bradley Hillier and Rhona Friedman of Commons Law discuss how defendants with serious mental health conditions are treated in the justice system.

🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/319ef0
August 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The single justice procedure has been used extensively to prosecute Covid rulebreakers - but was this really a fair way of dealing with the issue?

@kirstybrimelow.bsky.social discusses in the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast ⬇️

🔗🎧Catch up on the full episode now: pod.fo/e/30221c
August 19, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast explores the ins and outs and failings of the controversial single justice procedure.

Here @penelopegibbs.bsky.social discusses one particularly shocking case ⬇️

🎧🔗Catch up on the full episode now: pod.fo/e/30221c
August 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Under the single justice procedure, parents can be prosecuted for the non-attendance of their children at school.

In fact, in 2024, there were over 20,000 parents convicted for this offence - which is a strict liability offence, meaning there are very few valid excuses to avoid prosecution.
August 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
If you regularly travel in London, you probably see signs like these all the time. TFL proudly displays huge numbers representing people given penalty fares and prosecuted, to dissuade members of the public from evading travel fares and protect their revenue. 🧵[1/4]
August 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Currently, 38% of defendants in open magistrates’ court hearings don’t plead, compared to 73% of single justice procedure defendants…

🔗Our new report explores the ins and outs, the issues and the human impact of the single justice procedure: www.transformjustice.org.uk/publication/...
August 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
What offences are most commonly dealt with through the single justice procedure?

🔗Get into the nuts and bolts of this conveyor-belt justice process, as well as some of the human stories (uncovered by
@kirkkorner.bsky.social) - read our latest report now:
transformjustice.org.uk/publication/...
August 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
🎧Have you listened to our latest podcast episode yet?

@kirstybrimelow.bsky.social joins @penelopegibbs.bsky.social & @robroballen.bsky.social to explore the single justice procedure and what it means for the vulnerable people who often fall victim of its impersonal nature.

🔗➡️ pod.fo/e/30221c
July 31, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Single justice procedure prosecutions make up the majority of all prosecutions in the magistrates’ courts.

In our new report, we detail how the SJP works, its failings and how we could improve this impersonal ‘conveyor-belt’ process.

🔗Read the report here: transformjustice.org.uk/publication/...
July 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

Online guilty pleas. No open hearings. Defendants convicted without their knowledge.

The Single Justice Procedure was designed for efficiency. But what happens when speed trumps justice? ‪@kirstybrimelow.bsky.social‬ joins us to discuss

🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/30221c
July 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
⚙️ The Single Justice Procedure was meant to speed up justice. But has it come at the cost of fairness? Our latest report explores how a quiet courtroom revolution may be undermining defendants' rights.

Read now: www.transformjustice.org.uk/wp-content/u...
July 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Should prison officers be allowed to use pepper spray on children in prison?

@laurajanes.bsky.social discusses on the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast. A must-listen for anyone interested in youth justice - catch up now:

🔗➡️ pod.fo/e/2eff5e
July 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
What do victims think about having minor crimes resolved in court, versus out of court? The results are pretty clear… so why are out of court resolutions still so under-utilised?

Dive into all our latest research - download the report here:

🔗 www.transformjustice.org.uk/publication/...
July 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
⚠️Have you signed up for our next webinar yet?

On Monday 14th July we’ll be gathering online for a free webinar to explore our latest research into the experiences and priorities of victims in the criminal justice system.

🔗Sign up here - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-the...

#OutofCourtResolutions
July 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Institutionalised child abuse? Dr Anne-Marie Day discusses solitary confinement for children in our must-listen latest podcast episode.

🎧🔗Catch up now: pod.fo/e/2eff5e
July 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Our latest report explores victims’ experiences in the criminal justice system. One fascinating piece of data we collected was victims’ priorities after experiencing a crime.

Download the report for free to see where the rest of the answers ranked:
🔗 www.transformjustice.org.uk/publication/...
July 1, 2025 at 10:56 AM