Nick Mann PACT

Director of Communications and Engagement @prisonadvice

Views and opinions are my own etc ....

[Nick Mann PACT @PactNick]

Hi - I’m keeping my X account open for monitoring purposes but won’t be posting any more.

Moved over to Bluesky about a week ago and it’s great. Would recommend making the move. You can find me on there on @nick-mann.bsky.social

[The Howard League @TheHowardLeague]

Self-harm in prisons has reached its highest level since current recording practices began in 2004.

These shocking statistics are a barometer of a system under immense pressure.

We reflect on @MoJGovUK's stats: https://t.co/9mtTXSQIUr

[Nick Mann PACT @PactNick]

@scatatkins @russwebt @DannyShawNews @ShipleyWrites

[Pact @prisonadvice]

Figures published today by @MoJGovUK show an alarming 44% increase in prison recall rates.

Read our response here: https://t.co/QyGijcZHBK

[Nick Mann PACT @PactNick]

@PrisonStorm @HMIPrisonsnews I can't honestly say that I have much experience of them tbh.

[Nick Mann PACT @PactNick]

It's always the photos that hit the hardest in @HMIPrisonsnews reports.

[The Howard League @TheHowardLeague]

Rats, flies and crumbling walls: The physical state of prisons is getting worse.

The disintegrating infrastructure in Winchester prison and other jails was highlighted in a blogpost we published in May: https://t.co/j9AMBG3y1a

[Nick Mann PACT @PactNick]

Excellent programme about some of the problems with the recall system. Many thanks to @alysharte and @scatatkins for shedding some light .... 👇👇

[Pact @prisonadvice]

Around 1 in 7 people in prison have been previously released and recalled. Listen to one of our service users speak on @BBCRadio4 #Fileon4 about his experience and the support he's received from Pact: https://t.co/pj3fz1EL7m

[Nick Mann PACT @PactNick]

@scatatkins Lovely to meet you and to take part in this Chris. Great programme about a part of the justice system that needs to change!

[Nick Mann PACT @PactNick]

Across the country, our staff are working hard today to make sure that prison leavers and their families get the best chance to make a fresh start.

Find out more here 👇👇

[Pact @prisonadvice]

From welcoming families in our Visitors’ Centres to ensuring those leaving prison have the basics to see them through the first few days and weeks on the outside, our teams across England and Wales have been stepping up to support those being released early today: https://t.co/Pu6lWfAHEa

#PrisonAdvice #PrisonersFamilies #EarlyRelease

[Clean Break @CleanBrk]

Missed our @BBCRadio4 appeal message on Sunday? Don’t worry! It airs again on Thursday, or you can listen here: https://t.co/cFCZY8cuHo

[Nick Mann PACT @PactNick]

We’re gearing up for the next round of early releases next week. If prison leavers don’t get the right support, there’s a big risk they’ll just end up back behind bars again.

Here’s how we’re doing our bit 👇👇

[Pact @prisonadvice]

More people will be released early from prison next week. Our dedicated staff and volunteers are on hand to ensure the best possible start for those leaving.

This work supports people leaving prison to effectively resettle and avoid reoffending, making communities safer for everyone. Want to know more? Go to https://t.co/Pu6lWfAHEa

[Nick Mann PACT @PactNick]

@DannyShawNews @MoJGovUK MoJ's budget already cut by 25% between 2010 and 2020: https://t.co/oUNx1I0CeR

[Refugee Council 🧡 @refugeecouncil]

Above all, we need to see government introduce a National Refugee Strategy, that guarantees people a fair hearing on UK soil and delivers order and compassion. https://t.co/RbAu80U9dx

[Nick Mann PACT @PactNick]

Of all the indicators showing that prisons are in crisis - this has to be one of the most worrying. The impact on rehabilitation and mental / physical health is immense.

[Russell Webster ✍️ @russwebt]

Two thirds of prisoners spending most of their days in their cells https://t.co/PHugT7vIQd

[Nick Mann PACT @PactNick]

@ProfAlexStevens @LessCrime Depends on who your target audience is. If it’s other academics in the field - those terms are fine. Not great for a broader audience though. As someone who works in the CJS I don’t know what they mean and have never seen them before!

[Nick Mann PACT @PactNick]

Pretty rare to get such a level of agreement across the spectrum - women’s prisons don’t work in their current form 👇👇

[Women in Prison @WIP_live]

"If you're only thinking about working with women at the point at which they're sent to prison, you're starting too late. Real solutions are earlier upstream, where change needs to happen." Lucy Russell, Head of Policy & Public Affairs via @BBCNews

https://t.co/13l3vW6ngY

[Nick Johnson @NickJBBC]

Lord Timpson: Prisons "teetering on edge of disaster" - running at 99% capacity when we came to office

[Nick Mann PACT @PactNick]

@DailyTPodcast @kamalahmednews Take the point about message control. But was Bridget Phillipson’s tweet not just an articulation of government policy?

[Nick Mann PACT @PactNick]

Great initiative 👏👏

[The Howard League @TheHowardLeague]

☎️ Opening today, our IPP licence termination hotline.

If you, or someone you know, is serving an IPP sentence and has questions about the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, you can call our free hotline.

Find out more here: https://t.co/W5BC1Sx1mm #IPP #IPPSentence

[Nick Mann PACT @PactNick]

@UKLabour pledged in its manifesto to do more to identify and support children with a parent in prison.

Our schools toolkit helps teachers understand the impact of parental imprisonment and what they can do to support children affected. 👇👇

[Pact @prisonadvice]

Data published by the Ministry of Justice suggests that around 193,000 children experience parental imprisonment each year.

Our #schools toolkit aims to support #teachers in empowering children and young people to overcome the stigma, shame, and embarrassment surrounding familial imprisonment and to help students become ethically informed citizens.

Go to https://t.co/ZAikrjKczC to download yours.

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

The great irony here is that Donald Trump is the ONLY sitting US president to have attended Davos in the past 24 years.
Indeed, he went to the World Economic Forum twice while president, which was twice as many times as Bill Clinton...