ThePrisonProfessor

Investigating the flawed policies within the UK prison system, and lobbying to bring tangible radical change!

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[ThePrisonProfessor @ProfessorPrison]

@DannyShawNews I’m not sure how it “incentivises positive behaviour”, because as you correctly report, 33% and 50% are the automatic default release points - no matter how badly behaved a prisoner is whilst in custody.

[ThePrisonProfessor @ProfessorPrison]

@John_Podmore In all honesty, aside from the tweets and a few reports, what did @charlie_taylor6 actually achieve whilst in post?

If you compare a full year of prison inspection reports, it appears as some were recycled and potentially written with ai, without detailed investigation at all.

[ThePrisonProfessor @ProfessorPrison]

Last year - in the UK - there were significant cuts to prisoner education - roughly a 30% reduction. This size of donation would significantly benefit thousands of young people currently in UK prisons, if not all. Prisons in the UK allow donations from anyone… @cz_binance

[CZ 🔶 BNB @cz_binance]

In the last two years, I made 4 donations of $500k every 6 months to Prison Professors to help providing free education in US prisons. Kept it private, until now.

[ThePrisonProfessor @ProfessorPrison]

@John_Podmore Wait till the 33% comes into effect in September…

If you are sentenced to 15 years in prison, you will serve 5 years.

Automatically eligible for open conditions if you have 5 years left to serve.

Sentenced to 15 years tomorrow, be back out in the community on ROTL next week.

[ThePrisonProfessor @ProfessorPrison]

@John_Podmore @NotThatBigIan WFH is automatically scheduled - once per week - into every (operational and non-operational) band 7 and above weekly dairy. This has been the case since the pandemic.

[ThePrisonProfessor @ProfessorPrison]

@MoJGovUK would be better off going into prisons and holding discussion groups with staff and prisoners.

@JamesTCobbler about time we start opening up our establishments, so that policy teams can attend to hear some ideas?

[InsideTime @InsideTimeUK]

#newsround: Ministry of Justice admits to asking AI for policy ideas https://t.co/Gx0UpdVINB

[ThePrisonProfessor @ProfessorPrison]

@charlie_taylor6 All talk, no action. Oh I forgot, @HMIPrisonsnews has no teeth - unfit for purpose.

[ThePrisonProfessor @ProfessorPrison]

@John_Podmore You are correct in that many OCG nominals are employed in orderly positions. Whilst those individuals may still be involved in organised crime, they are also used very often by prison staff to prevent disorder. This is a double edged sword?

So what’s the solution @John_Podmore

[ThePrisonProfessor @ProfessorPrison]

@John_Podmore 🤣🤣🤣

[ThePrisonProfessor @ProfessorPrison]

@POAnatchair @POAUnion Pava in the open estate? Think you’ve got your priorities all wrong.

[ThePrisonProfessor @ProfessorPrison]

@DannyShawNews @MoJGovUK

[ThePrisonProfessor @ProfessorPrison]

@DannyShawNews @MoJGovUK This will fall even further when the visas of all the newly appointed foreign prison workers expire in the coming months.

[ThePrisonProfessor @ProfessorPrison]

@NotThatBigIan They definitely need a more advanced cyber security team. The prison system per se is currently vulnerable to large scale cyber attacks. One wrong click of a phishing link, and the whole estate could be brought to its knees, it’s as simple as that I’m afraid.

[PAS @PrisonersAdvice]

@PRTuk recently celebrated the initiatives of people in prison involved in #education , #healthcare and #selfharm and #suicide #prevention .

https://t.co/TLsIkxgByh

[ThePrisonProfessor @ProfessorPrison]

@John_Podmore Rather than dealing with the point at hand, they move on create further problems which [governors] already control; the governing governor and/or dep have the final say on who’s downgraded or upgraded in security categorisation, thus moved to an open prison.

[ThePrisonProfessor @ProfessorPrison]

@John_Podmore @DavidLammy Yeah - a breakdown of which Heads of Function, including Gov and Dep, were on site.

[ThePrisonProfessor @ProfessorPrison]

@PrisonStorm This happens regularly at most establishments in England. Well documented.

[ThePrisonProfessor @ProfessorPrison]

@John_Podmore Looking forward to the government’s (poorly thought out) announcement due this week.

What’s a ‘Skills Academy’ without adequate funding and resources…

[ThePrisonProfessor @ProfessorPrison]

@HMIPrisonsnews Just in time for the announcement of the ‘Skills Academy’ - due this week.

[ThePrisonProfessor @ProfessorPrison]

What about Education, Skills and Work?

How much is the government investing in the new ‘The Skills Academy’

@DavidLammy
@MoJGovUK
@hmpps

[Ministry of Justice @MoJGovUK]

We’re restoring tough law and order to our prisons.

Deputy Prime Minister @DavidLammy announces £15m investment in prison safety.

👉 500 officers to be trained in taser use

👉Protective body armour for staff that need it

More: https://t.co/D549gWy93J