Liberal Democrats for Prison Reform

Campaigning for liberal, evidence based solutions to poor prison conditions and offender management | Chair @crobertson_LD

[Liberal Democrats for Prison Reform @LD4prisonreform]

We have officially launched https://t.co/tVjFr0J4lF

[Liberal Democrats for Prison Reform @LD4prisonreform]

Illogical, dangerous, expensive.

You improve reoffending by investing in schools and skills training, stopping people entering the system in the first place and if they do ensuring they don’t reoffend.

As for the local economies. Frankly that’s draconian

[Ministry of Justice @MoJGovUK]

We're building 4 new prisons to:

⚖️ Improve rehabilitation
📈 Help local economies
🏗️ Support construction industry to invest & innovate

Part of our £2.5bn plan to create 10k additional prison places. Delivering modern prisons & keeping the public safe.

https://t.co/uNsJmqNMbU

[Kamran Hussain 🔸🔶 @kam_hussain5]

#Government has failed to stop spread of #coronavirus in #prisons: more than 500 prisoners have tested positive in our overcrowded prisons

[Liberal Democrats for Prison Reform @LD4prisonreform]

Lib Dem leader @EdwardJDavey speaks out about the MH crisis in prisons

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

These figures show a shocking mental health crisis in our prisons. We have to support people with mental health problems in every area of society.

Prisons should be places for rehabilitation, but it is clear that the Government's prison policy is totally failing.

[Councillor Callum Robertson 🔸 @CRobertson_LD]

Madness. It we invested even a tenth of this in decent recidivism reduction programmes (training, upskilling, counselling and community engagement) we would save astronomical amounts in reoffending costs.

[Liberal Democrats for Prison Reform @LD4prisonreform]

Lockdown prison conditions a scandal, Nick Moss in the Guardian

https://t.co/DikGohbkVa

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

.@CRobertson_LD is an excellent campaigner and achieved a remarkable result at the last election. I'm so glad to have his support.

I am determined to make the reforms our party needs so that @LibDems can win at every level, and in every community.

#VoteEd

[Peter Fairfax @fairfax_peter]

@thehowardleague @prtuk @LD4prisonreform How incredibly insensitive!!! words are cheap & actions harder as the Justice Dept has done NOTHING for the Prison Staff & Inmates during this Pandemic! #RobertBucklandhasfailed #LucyFrazerhasfailed

[Councillor Callum Robertson 🔸 @CRobertson_LD]

Sign up to my mailing list here: https://t.co/YnmS2eT4Ln

[Phil Martin #PrisonersArePeople #ReturningCitizens @PhilMartinUK]

Great to see a joint initiative between prisoners & prison officers.

Prisoners have embraced the idea of supporting the NHS wholeheartedly, many have carried out fundraising campaigns & others have even offered to work without their usual prison wages.

https://t.co/2niBEQwY1N

[Councillor Callum Robertson 🔸 @CRobertson_LD]

- He interpreted the rules in a way that we have all been told not to
- took a “test drive” to a public place when he should’ve been isolating
- refuses to apologise or show remorse for his actions
- turned up half an hour late with no good reason

Clear that DC needs to go now

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

So this Government will investigate a tweet from a civil servant

But not a serious breach of public health rules by the PM’s closest advisor

It just gets worse....

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

If the Prime Minister doesn’t sack Cummings today, his authority to lead the country in this public health crisis will be totally undermined 👇

[Peter Fairfax @fairfax_peter]

@LD4prisonreform @thehowardleague @PRTuk Sadly the Justice Dept has no intention to improve the plight of Inmates & prison staff. Clearly noticeable in their lack of action - 55 out of 4000 released to date-Shameful! #robertbucklandhasfailed #lucyfrazerhasfailed

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

How @libdems come back:-

✅ learn the correct lessons from the last 5 years &
✅ develop a compelling vision for a fairer, greener & more caring country 👇
https://t.co/AKhv4hIURe

[Sienna Rodgers @siennamarla]

At the latest coronavirus press conference, I asked how many prisoners in total – & how many pregnant prisoners – had been released under the early release scheme. Michael Gove didn’t have the latest figures & quoted the incredibly poor total of 33 that we were told on Monday.

[East of England Liberal Democrat Podcast @EoE_pod]

Check out our latest podcast episode where @CRobertson_LD interviews @julianhuppert about civil liberties in the age of Covid.

https://t.co/0YCsDvgrYV

[Russell Webster ✍️ @russwebt]

UK prison officers punching compliant inmates according to European Committee for the Prevention of Torture report https://t.co/29MasVqWb3
via @jamiegrierson

[HuffPost Politics @HuffPostPol]

Criminal justice reform advocates have increasingly called for some non-violent inmates to be released amid the ongoing pandemic. https://t.co/P8VHAmYkfl

[Liberal Democrats for Prison Reform @LD4prisonreform]

This is a humanitarian crisis. The government needs to act

[John Podmore @John_Podmore]

Announced in the Commons in response to a question from @DavidLammy that only 33 prisoners ( including pregnant women) have been let out as part of the early release scheme.

[Councillor Callum Robertson 🔸 @CRobertson_LD]

It was a pleasure to interview @markpack for the new @EastEngLibdems podcast.

Listen below:

https://t.co/WEIT10MMnJ