angelakirwinuk
How to change the conversation
At a recent book event I did, I mentioned that when I worked in prison, I thought of success as ‘helping one person a year to change...
Angela Kirwin
- Mar 13
- 2 min
Innocent Until Proven Guilty Doesn't Exist
Waiting months and years for your day in court on 23.5 hour bang up is not justice, especially for those acquitted.
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Angela Kirwin
- Mar 7
- 2 min
Women in Prison
It's International Women's Day - 72% of women in prison are inside for theft. 600 pregnant women are sent to prison each year. Read more...
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angelakirwinuk
- Mar 5
- 3 min
Notes From Inside
Stories from those serving time and working behind the walls during the pandemic show starkly how our system fails to rehabilitate.
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angelakirwinuk
- Feb 25
- 4 min
Doing What Works
A quick look at Norwegian prisons and why caring about victims means caring about the state of prisons.
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angelakirwinuk
- Feb 17
- 3 min
Animals in Captivity
What happens when you lock a whale in a tiny box? What Blackfish can teach us about prison.
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angelakirwinuk
- Feb 3
- 3 min
But what about...
Why should I care about criminals when there are so many other problems in society? A quick look.
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angelakirwinuk
- Jan 28
- 3 min
An Overview of Our Prisons
I take a look at the latest data - what is really going on in our prisons now. These are the headlines from our broken system
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