Prison Researcher

Senior Research fellow interested in the people in prisons and the science to support their needs. @droscaro.bsky.social

[InsideTime @InsideTimeUK]

#newsround: Government ministers discussed plan to implant microchips under the skin of prison-leavers https://t.co/kB48XA1zHZ

[Criminology Ferret @CrimFerret]

I have zero patience for #Criminology scholars & CJ professionals that use terms like "person-centered" &/or "trauma-informed" while advocating for increased surveillance &/or punishment.

It's not a prison for children... it's a "trauma-informed custodial school". 🙄

[one dozen rats at a keyboard @PanasonicDX4500]

“the hantavirus kills you too effectively for it to become a full blown pandemic” is the kind of jaded analysis I look for from a virologist

[Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY]

FDA scientists reportedly conducted large-scale studies across millions of patients and found Covid and shingles vaccines to be overwhelmingly safe, with serious side effects remaining extraordinarily rare.

Instead of public release - they blocked publication.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Luxembourg has become the first country in the world to make all standard public transport completely free, covering buses, trams, and trains nationwide.

Funded through taxes instead of fares, the policy aims to ease heavy traffic and cut emissions by encouraging people to leave their cars behind. By removing ticket costs and barriers, public transport is treated more like an essential public service, simple, accessible, and open to everyone, including visitors and cross-border commuters.

The results have been noticeable: more people are using public transport, roads are less congested, and urban air quality has improved. While premium first-class rail still requires payment, everyday travel is now seamless, just get on and go.

This bold approach has positioned Luxembourg as a global example of how making transport free can help shift habits toward greener, more sustainable travel.

[John Attridge @John_Attridge]

Previous scholars have argued that it is so over. In this paper, however, I posit that we are so back

[Academy of Social Sciences @AcadSocSciences]

Social scientists📣ESRC has funding for an academic lead to work with the Ministry of Justice Data First programme to facilitate and deliver new and innovative research across the justice system. ⏰Closes 21 May 2026. Find out more ⬇️ https://t.co/YjYuejPoIE

[Institute of Employment Rights @IERUK]

UK Government is in breach of Prison Officers’ rights says European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR).

Although the ECSR recommendations are non-binding conclusions regarding Charter compliance, they still carry significant weight. Via the @POAUnion: https://t.co/uwkxiLsr5z

[Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran]

Your regular reminder:

It’s not vaccines vs masks

It’s vaccines AND masks AND clean air AND tests AND more

[GOV.UK @GOVUK]

Have your say on digital ID, the new government-issued credentials.

Take part in the consultation at https://t.co/1YevKlpqvB

[David Lammy @DavidLammy]

The state of the justice system is best measure of the fairness of a society.

Coronavirus must not be used an excuse to abandon jury trials.

The opportunity to be judged by 12 peers is a vital to prevent bias and ensure justice.
https://t.co/yp3X5M9d37

[Joanna Hardy-Susskind @Joanna__Hardy]

If you’re short on time or form your legislative views over WhatsApp (I’m looking at you) then here’s a one-pager:

[Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY]

The cover of the Lancet. It says it all.

[Tim Walker @ThatTimWalker]

Private Eye acknowledges the genius of our political commentariat.

[Chris Gloninger, CCM, CBM @ChrisGloninger]

Atmospheric scientist here. Let me tell you what was actually "slashed" today.

Slashed: The Endangerment Finding — a 200-page scientific review upheld by the Supreme Court, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, and reaffirmed by the National Academies of Sciences in 2025.

Slashed: The legal authority to regulate carbon from cars, power plants, and factories. All of it. Gone in one afternoon.

Now here's what you're "saving":

Yesterday Trump ordered the Pentagon — the largest energy consumer on Earth — to buy coal electricity.

Coal costs $69–$169/MWh.
Wind costs $27–$53/MWh.
Solar costs $38–$78/MWh.

99% of U.S. coal plants cost more to run than replacing them with brand-new solar or wind.

That's your tax dollars buying the most expensive electricity on the market. By executive order. While the Peabody Energy CEO stood in the room.

And the human cost of what you're "saving"?

460,000 American deaths linked to coal pollution in 20 years. Coal PM2.5 is 2.1x deadlier than other air pollution. (Henneman et al., Science, 2023)

All to protect an industry that employs 44,000 people total. Clean energy employs 3.5 million.

[richard ford @RFord4]

Antonia Romeo, tipped as next Cabinet
Secretary, was senior responsible officer for Transforming Rehabilitation which semi privatised probation service - later reversed after described as “irredeemably flawed”.

[Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY]

The unprecedented rise in measles
is absolutely an American policy failure.

[Rosie Duffield MP @RosieDuffield1]

Just a reminder. While #Mandelson enjoys tax payers' money for a job which comes with a luxury lifestyle, I was 'investigated' for 13 months, kept from promotion, and excluded by @UKLabour for liking tweets by @Glinner and expressing my view that only women can have a cervix...

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

New Epstein emails show Peter Mandelson secretly advising JPMorgan’s CEO on how to fight Labour’s 2009 bankers’ bonus tax - even suggesting he “mildly threaten” the Chancellor.

Mandelson was Business Secretary at the time.

A year later, he was seeking work with JPM.

[Dr Andrew Meyerson @AndrewMeyerson]

Dear 🇬🇧,

Here’s your reminder that a decade ago, before the NHS was intentionally gutted by the Tories, the UK health service was ranked #1 in the world. Do not let @Nigel_Farage con you into believing otherwise. It’s time to end privatisation and reinvest in the NHS.

#SOSNHS