Vera Baird
@verabaird.bsky.social
Chair Criminal Cases Review Commission, Member Women's Justice Board.
Ex Victims' Commissioner, Solicitor General and PCC for Northumbria.
Now Visiting Prof at LSE and Hon Fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford. Speaker, Writer, Proud member: Labour Party
Ex Victims' Commissioner, Solicitor General and PCC for Northumbria.
Now Visiting Prof at LSE and Hon Fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford. Speaker, Writer, Proud member: Labour Party
Reposted by Vera Baird
'That is a shocking record, given the abundant evidence that more women are driven to suicide by their abusers than are killed by them'
@verabaird.bsky.social guest blog for #centreforwomensjustice
#Suicide #MentalHealth #WomenMatter #femicide
www.centreforwomensjustice.org.uk/new-blog-1/2...
@verabaird.bsky.social guest blog for #centreforwomensjustice
#Suicide #MentalHealth #WomenMatter #femicide
www.centreforwomensjustice.org.uk/new-blog-1/2...
Saving Women — Centre for Women's Justice
The first in a series of guest blogs from Dame Vera Baird DBE KC.
www.centreforwomensjustice.org.uk
February 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
'That is a shocking record, given the abundant evidence that more women are driven to suicide by their abusers than are killed by them'
@verabaird.bsky.social guest blog for #centreforwomensjustice
#Suicide #MentalHealth #WomenMatter #femicide
www.centreforwomensjustice.org.uk/new-blog-1/2...
@verabaird.bsky.social guest blog for #centreforwomensjustice
#Suicide #MentalHealth #WomenMatter #femicide
www.centreforwomensjustice.org.uk/new-blog-1/2...
Reposted by Vera Baird
All pregnancies in prison are high risk, with higher rates of stillbirth & prematurity. Sentencing decisions = difference between life and death. @birthcompanions.bsky.social @cleanbrk.bsky.social @verabaird.bsky.social @shonaminson.bsky.social @janeystarling.bsky.social @rcm.org.uk
Labour's populist pantomime over sentencing rules plays into the hands of the right | Janey Starling
Forcing the abandonment of new commonsense, evidence-based guidelines is a new low for a party that once prided itself on justice reform, says Janey Starling of campaign group Level Up
www.theguardian.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
All pregnancies in prison are high risk, with higher rates of stillbirth & prematurity. Sentencing decisions = difference between life and death. @birthcompanions.bsky.social @cleanbrk.bsky.social @verabaird.bsky.social @shonaminson.bsky.social @janeystarling.bsky.social @rcm.org.uk
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This is welcome news. Redirecting focus from imprisoning women to exploring alternatives marks an important shift. Women’s centres achieve better outcomes and are more cost-effective, but they must be adequately funded to succeed. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Prisons minister aims to close one women’s jail in England and Wales
Exclusive: Timpson says government plans to reverse rise in female inmates and use alternative forms of punishment
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
This is welcome news. Redirecting focus from imprisoning women to exploring alternatives marks an important shift. Women’s centres achieve better outcomes and are more cost-effective, but they must be adequately funded to succeed. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Reposted by Vera Baird
9/ Taxing the super rich would not only help fund the services and social security that more women than men rely on, it would also help close the gender wealth gap.
January 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
9/ Taxing the super rich would not only help fund the services and social security that more women than men rely on, it would also help close the gender wealth gap.