Bird | Stories from prison

SEASON FINALE 🌈 HMP Hewell | Children and families in prison - Listen to the stories of five fathers, serving time in HMP Hewell bit.ly/FamilyTiesInPr…

Have you listened to our latest collaboration with @HewellRainbow yet? They support men inside prison who have children and families on the out. Listen now bit.ly/FamilyTiesInPr…

SEASON FINALE 🌈 HMP Hewell | Children and families in prison - Listen to the stories of five fathers, serving time in HMP Hewell bit.ly/FamilyTiesInPr…

Calling ex-prisoners - can you help a Bird fan with their research project about food in prison by filling out a short survey brookes.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3C…

Exciting news! Our billboards are raising awareness about Restorative Justice in cities across the UK. ✨ Expressing the power of Restorative Justice to facilitate dialogue & healing, the campaign encourages new audiences to consider if the process is right for them.

We had a trip to @HMPHewell this week, talking with men inside who have been supported by the Children & Family team @HewellRainbow! We know the importance of maintaining family ties, so it was insightful to hear the ups & downs of how the men are navigating this. Coming soon! 🌈

📢 Check out this powerful animation commissioned by @barnardos, to accompany its 'Double discrimination' report. 📚 It delves into the experiences of Black children who have experienced care and their encounters with the criminal justice system. 🎥 Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=x0YV2p…

We're speaking at the SouthEast Care Leavers Conference this week! Using our episode w @HmpPreston, we'll provide a workshop on the criminalisation of children in care & strategies for professionals on how they can avoid this over-representation. 👂⏬️ Bit.ly/HMPPreston

@unlockedgrads We had one of the Unlocked grads from HMP Pentonville speak on our latest podcast episode about working on their Neurodiversity Unit! You can listen here: bit.ly/Neurodiversity…

The Unlocked Ambassador Network came together to share best practice around neurodiversity in the criminal justice system. All attendees committed to taking an idea away from the event to implement into their current roles. #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek ow.ly/qpz550Nlwu0

@ADHDFoundation @BBCSounds @EmmaWeaver1606 @colinfoley75993 @PollyDownes @tonylloyd50 @rachelrushton_ @tracydickola @mintbizclub Hi all! If you like podcasts you may be interested in our latest episode in collaboration with HMP Pentonville's Neurodiversity Unit. Its one of few units of this kind in UK prisons and we speak to staff and residents about how this has benefitted them! bit.ly/Neurodiversity…

BBC Sounds Podcast series on ADHD is now available ⁦@BBCSounds⁩ ⁦@EmmaWeaver1606⁩ ⁦@colinfoley75993⁩ ⁦@PollyDownes⁩ ⁦@tonylloyd50⁩ ⁦@rachelrushton_⁩ ⁦@tracydickola⁩ ⁦@mintbizclub⁩ bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p…

This is Dobby, @HMPPentonville's therapy dog who visits the men in healthcare + on the neurodiverse unit. The guys on the ND unit in our latest pod episode spoke about how much they loved Dobby's visits and how much joy he brings! You can listen here: bit.ly/Neurodiversity…

Excited to share our latest episode with @HMPPentonville where we speak to staff and men resident on their new Neurodiversity Unit! Listen here: bit.ly/Neurodiversity… Amazing artwork by @21andsensory!

@mormegs Congratulations!

Left: 15 years old visiting my dad in prison for the first time. He was arrested on my birthday. My first time ever in court or court cells was a few days later when they let me down to see him. Right: 28 years old on my last day of pupillage, now a FULLY QUALIFIED BARRISTER.

Feature in @BASW_UK magazine on our @HmpPreston episode on the links between being care experienced + the CJS. It's key that professional networks around the child are aware of this disproportionate representation and are fighting against it. Listen here Bit.ly/HMPPreston

In this month's PQ, Nina McNamara from @BirdPodcast shares some insights from their podcast, so readers can hear directly from young people’s experiences at HMP Belmarsh. buff.ly/45JmFGs #probation

@HMPCookhamWood @sportsconnectUK Amazing news!

So proud that one of our young men has been offered the assistant sports coach position with @sportsconnectUK, Responsible for assisting & supporting sports based coaching sessions in the community, across targeted regions throughout Kent and the South-East. #reducingreoffending

@ccwild79 You might be interested in listening to our podcast episode with HMP Preston where we spoke to 4 care experienced prisoners and explored how their history contributed to their offending Bit.ly/HMPPreston

Children in care have criminal records for taking food from the kitchen, in their care homes, after hours just because they were hungry. Believe it, it's still happening. Imagine your parents calling the police on you because you took food from the fridge? It wouldn't happen. But it does in some residential settings. Making care experience a protected characteristic will bring about change to our legal system and stop vulnerable young people in care from being prosecuted just for being in care.

Thanks @ProbInstitute for featuring our article in Probation Quarterly. We discuss the findings from the @hmpbelmarsh epidode with discussions on how to improve outcomes for Cat A young adults + solutions on how to reduce crime in society. Listen here! bit.ly/Belmarsh

@kirkkorner Think it was Robert Buckland who suggested streaming the audio into cells when there may be refusal to attend/disruptive behaviour if forced. Seems like a good workaround?

Judges will be handed the power to order criminals to attend their sentencing hearing. The government intends to have the power "enshrined in law". Prison guards will have the power to force prisoners to attend. A refusal will be met with an extra two years in prison.