Viv Francis

Qual queen, seeker of justice. Lecturer in Criminology at UEL, before that shedloads of govt. and NGO research, including

[Michael Brown 🌍 @MentalHealthCop]

State of Policing: The Annual Assessment of Policing in England and Wales 2025/6 from @hmicfrs.

Uncritical mention of RCRP, no reference to a lack of evaluation of the increasing number of police contact deaths. https://t.co/68rqRAm28w

[Russell Webster ✍️ @russwebt]

A voluntary sector manifesto for criminal justice reform
@Clinks_Tweets has published a new manifesto setting out a comprehensive set of recommendations for justice reform for the new government.
https://t.co/eWoX9N8kdj

[The Justice Gap @justicegap.bsky.social @JusticeGap]

‘20 years of damage’: Campaigners urge swift action after government pledges end to IPPs. @KimJohnsonMP of @APPGMJ says 'a huge moment for IPP families and campaigners - without their hard work we would not be in this position today'. https://t.co/FmgQCHmiY6

[John Podmore @John_Podmore]

Music to my ears - albeit 20yrs after Corston and 10 yrs after the closure of Holloway. But any steps forward will need to be taken away from HMPPS which remains intellectually bankrupt and operationally incompetent. https://t.co/VxKoM18ThT

[The Howard League @TheHowardLeague]

"Nearly double the number of prisoners will be released next month than previously planned under last-minute changes to Labour’s early release scheme."
https://t.co/ry6QFiH4Ta

[David Gauke @DavidGauke]

A few initial thoughts on what has been announced this morning on changes to the early release scheme. First, it has to be acknowledged that this is a very difficult issue for whoever is in office. For decades, sentences have been increased, as has the prison population. 1/

[BBC Breakfast @BBCBreakfast]

'What I did in listening to PC Harper's family and victims all over the country.. is basically spent the summer turning over every single stone

In an exclusive interview with #BBCBreakfast Prime Minister Andy Burnham said two of the killers of PC Andrew Harper will not benefit from the early release scheme from prison - as well as anyone convicted of all forms of manslaughter, death by dangerous driving and causing or allowing the death of a child

https://t.co/AuFm6qpcv5

[John Podmore @John_Podmore]

“the onus was now on them to prove they weren’t dangerous (which is quite difficult to do from prison, and more difficult still from a failing one)” - perfection from Zoe https://t.co/WhSIZhlJbd

[John Podmore @John_Podmore]

@andyburnham - you should read this because your over-promoted and unaccountable officials won’t show it to you.

[The Howard League @TheHowardLeague]

Prime Minister Andy Burnham announces that his government will table legislation to end IPP sentences before the end of this Parliament.

"The judgement I've made is the public, in my view, would prefer a situation where people who have served their time to be considered for release before those who haven't."

What are IPP sentences? Read our explainer article: https://t.co/CjhRJnCdtt

[The Howard League @TheHowardLeague]

The prison population rose again this week and now stands at 86,843. This time last week there were 121 fewer people in prison.

The prison estate should not hold more than 81,684 people, the population currently exceeds this level by 5,159.
https://t.co/dY3UNqgSWK

[InsideTime @InsideTimeUK]

#newsround: Probation officers vote for strike just before start of early release scheme https://t.co/cRLmMpLCDs

[Nicky Hill @nickyjanehill]

This is one of the most important takes I’ve seen & one we should all pay attention to. Myself included.

Shared with permission from @NDodzro

RIP Jason Arday.

[InsideTime @InsideTimeUK]

#newsround: Probation Reset needs rethink, say MoJ research team https://t.co/lemNtOZQGu

[WPB @ICPRWPB]

Early prisoner releases mean pledge to cut rough sleeping ‘may fail’ https://t.co/f9xZePeTTt

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Probation union says early release prison scheme is not safe
https://t.co/R2xR3zakEp

[Michael Brown 🌍 @MentalHealthCop]

NEW BLOG - "The Red Route".

A quite extraordinary ticking off for @WMPolice yesterday with a letter from @Charlie_Taylor6 to three Secretaries of State.

There is a bigger background to it all than may be known.

https://t.co/6zMEAGK6cl

[Russell Webster ✍️ @russwebt]

Rapists, child abusers and groomers will not leave prison early, says PM
Burnham will also delay release of thousands of prisoners across England and Wales a month, until October
@syalrajeev & @LexyTopping
https://t.co/VfSXjspWDS

[Charlie Taylor @charlie_taylor6]

https://t.co/kdVL205sXK
I will be leaving HMIP when my second term of office expires later this year. See advert for new Chief Inspector of Prisons - It is a brilliant job working with an outstanding team.

[Viv Francis @HolyMotherOfCod]

@TessW62 @AnneKristin0806 @sappholives83 Not to be picky, but the backlog existed before the pandemic. Granted, the pandemic shutdown exacerbated the problem