Roma’s Blog

The government should take note when Mothers Against Murder and Aggression rightly say “there is no point in someone being locked up for six weeks and then released with the same issues and [...]

When someone offends the penalty should be proportionate the public should be protected and the offender should offer restitution.

Make Justice Work’ is arguing for greater use of community sentences as a better alternative than short prison sentences. I agree – which is why I’m an ambassador for the campaign, along with [...]

The recent disturbances across many key cities of Britain have led media commentators, politicians, senior police officers and others to consider the causes of the surprising, and even, shocking [...]

In this, the third of our guest bloggers, we hear from Paul Cowley. Paul is an Ambassador for Make Justice Work and is also Executive Director of Caring for Ex-Offenders and The William [...]

I am delighted to announce the publication of the National Enquiry – Final Report

The Justice Select Committee have just published their report into the Role of the Probation Service (July, 2011).  I thought the following quotation was particularly appropriate:

The Justice Committee is absolutely right to demand leadership from the government in building public confidence in community sentences.  Ministers know full well that short spells in prison [...]

I just wanted to draw your attention to the latest publication of the Prison Reform Trust’s Bromley Briefing Factfile.  One of the findings shows that:

The government’s Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill is having its Second Reading in the House of Commons today and Make Justice Work is putting out a call to action to [...]

In the press conference, after his statement on Criminal Justice (21st June 2011), this is what David Cameron had to say about community sentences: