Jason Billenness-Clarke @jason-b-c.bsky.social Lecturer in Criminology at Nottingham Trent University | Former Prison Officer, Interventions Facilitator, and Police Officer (firearms) | Gay 🏳️🌈 Autistic ♾️ | Penology, prison reform, social justice, public criminology | Views are my own.
Tom Symonds @tomsymonds.bsky.social BBC Political and News Correspondent. Particular interests in crime, justice, policing. TV, Radio and Web. tom.symonds@bbc.co.uk
Howard League Scotland @howardleague-scot.bsky.social Scotland's leading independent penal reform organisation. Promoting just responses to the causes and consequences of crime.
Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social Providing access to justice for adult prisoners throughout England and Wales, by offering free and independent advice, support, and representation.
Why me? @whymeuk.bsky.social A national charity delivering and promoting access to Restorative Justice for people affected by crime and conflict.
https://why-me.org/
INQUEST @inquest-org.bsky.social ⚖️INQUEST is an independent charity combining specialist support for bereaved people following a state related death, with campaigning for justice and change.
🎙️ Creators of the Unlawful Killing podcast
Centre for Justice Innovation @cjinnovation.bsky.social Putting practitioners and the evidence at the heart of justice reform.
Shanti Das @shantidas.bsky.social Senior investigations reporter, The Times. Previously: The Observer / The Sunday Times. Orwell prize for exposing Britain’s social evils 2023
📝 shanti.das@thetimes.co.uk / @shantidas.01 (Signal)
Matt Dathan @mattdathan.bsky.social Home Affairs Editor at The Times
Claire Sinka @clairesinka.bsky.social Channel 4 News, UK
Andrew Kersley @andrewkersley.bsky.social Investigative journalist at @londonermag.bsky.social - andrew@the-londoner.co.uk
Subscribe to support my work - https://www.the-londoner.co.uk/#/portal/signup
Previously freelance at Observer, Sunday Times, Mirror, Private Eye etc
Prison Radio Association @prisonradiouk.bsky.social The UK charity making radio behind bars and podcasts beyond bars 🎙️
Website: www.prison.radio
Socials: @prisonradiouk
Yvonne Jewkes @yvonnejewkes.bsky.social Criminologist. Memoirist @ScribeUKbooks. Writer in Residence HMP Grendon and HMP Rye Hill. Creative writing tutor Freedom to Write. Agent Eleanor Birne @rcwlitagency
https://linktr.ee/YvonneJewkes
House of Commons @houseofcommons.parliament.uk Where elected MPs represent the public, legislate, and scrutinise the Government. Find out more about their work and how Parliament happens.
House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk News & information from the UK Parliament’s second chamber. Produced by its staff to show how the Lords checks and challenges the UK government.
https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/
Luxmy Gopal @luxmy.bsky.social Journalist, Reporter, Presenter
BBC News, BBC Breakfast, BBC London || Ex BBC Look North, BBC Jersey
The Centre for Social Justice @csjthinktank.bsky.social An independent think-tank, established to put social justice at the heart of British politics.
👉 MEDIA: media-enquiries@centreforsocialjustice.org.uk
Enver Solomon @enversol.bsky.social CEO Refugee Council. Proud Mancunian. Proud internationalist.
Ofsted @ofstednews.bsky.social We inspect and regulate the care of children & young people, and education & skills for all.
Iulia Cristiana Vatau @iuliavatau.bsky.social Drug Policy and Therapeutic Justice Scholar pursuing a DPhil in Criminology at the University of Oxford. Researching the rehabilitative culture of drug treatment courts in Chile
Katharina Swirak @katharinaswirak.bsky.social University Educator @UniversityCollegeCork Critical Criminology & Social Policy; Irish Penal Abolition Network; Austrian in Ireland
Ruth Weir @ruthweir.bsky.social Deputy Director of @violenceandsociety centre. Geographer and Criminologist. Researching policing, domestic abuse, abuse in teenage relationships and neighbourhoods.
Criminology, Sociology & Policing, Hull. @crimsochull.bsky.social School of Criminology, Sociology & Policing at University of Hull. 
Dr David Patton @drdavidpatton.bsky.social Learning how people and cultures really change from the hardest places — lessons from addiction, recovery, and prison
for life, work, and society | Associate Professor of Criminology | Writer & Speaker
Sheffield 🏠
Dr Jill Dealey @jilldea.bsky.social Criminologist and PQiP, coach, creative writer, dog lover, Buddhist
Daria Przybylska @daria-przblsk.bsky.social PhD Candidate at the Cambridge Institute of Criminology. Researching women's open prisons in England.
Views my own (she/hers)
Kieran @krcrim501.bsky.social Criminologist with an interest in State Crime, Cryptocurrency Crime, Far-Right Extremism, and Politics. Also love Star Wars, Skyrim, and Tolkein's Legendarium.
SSPC at the University of Southampton @sspcatsoton.bsky.social News and updates from the Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology Department at University of Southampton
14th in the UK for Sociology and 4th for Criminology (Times University Rankings 2026)
#AcademicSky #Sociology #CrimSky #Criminology
Doc Babs @docbabs.bsky.social Just a criminology professor who loves video games and dogs.
Scott Keay @scottkeay.bsky.social Former Intel Analyst, now Dr, lecturer & researcher in policing, crime & intelligence analysis, and policing vulnerability.
Soft spot for misfits & rebels.
Loves ⚽️,⚾️,🏄🏼,🏈
Anne Foley @anniefoley.bsky.social Criminologist, fighting social injustice. Racists and misogynists not welcome.
UCU Vice Chair at UWE
Jon Shute @jonshute.bsky.social Bone-weary social media refugee. Also, criminologist, Uni. Manchester. Atrocity crime; death & memory; denial & acknowledgement; compliance in the lifecourse; evaluation research. Specialist in grim lists. GSOH.
ORCID: 0000-0002-5624-3787
Meg Georgiou @meggeorgiou.bsky.social Group Head of Quality Improvement, Elysium Healthcare. IHI Improvement Advisor. PhD Candidate in Criminology (University of Surrey) - Researching Mental Illness in Prisons.
Kelly Pierce @lowdexscore.bsky.social PhD candidate at University of Cincinnati
Studies victimization and vulnerable populations, institutional corrections. 
Dr. Debi Koetzle @dkoetzle.bsky.social Professor & Director of Corrections Lab at #JohnJayCollege researching corrections in the US & LAC, Fellow at #UCCI. she/hers
Fiona Bawdon @fionabawdon.bsky.social Founder http://ImpactSocialJustice.Org & @lalyawards.bsky.social / Legal affairs journo / Comms @webelonguk.bsky.social / Londoner / Not a lawyer / Always cold / Dogs *and* cats
Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research @icpr.bsky.social ICPR conducts justice-focused research that drives meaningful policy change and public debate while upholding principles of fairness and human rights. www.icpr.org.uk
Manages the World Prison Brief @worldprisonbrief.bsky.social
Dr James Tangen @jamestangen.bsky.social Academic | Criminology, Social Policy & Sociology. Former Probation Officer
Researching Probation & Community Justice
Meg Jones @megjonescranstoun.bsky.social Director for New Business and Services at Cranstoun, the social justice charity.
Caitlin Hughes @drcaitlinhughes.bsky.social Associate Professor in #Criminology & #DrugPolicy. Flinders University.
President - International Society for the Study of Drug Policy issdrugpolicy.bsky.social. #DrugLaws #Decriminalisation #Policing #DrugMarkets #CrossNationalResearch
Diocese of Gloucester @glosdioc.bsky.social The Rt Revd Rachel Treweek is Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons in England and Wales. Involved with people and issues across the breadth of the Criminal Justice System. We are the Church of England in and around Gloucestershire. www.gloucester.anglican.org
Unlocked Graduates @unlockedgrads.bsky.social Unlocked Graduates exists to break cycles of reoffending. Our award-winning, two-year graduate leadership development programme is inspiring, recruiting and training the next generation of prison leaders.
https://unlockedgrads.org.uk/
StandOut @standoutprogrammes.bsky.social We empower people to make positive change, realise their potential, and rebuild their lives after prison.
Russell Sandberg @sandbergrlaw.bsky.social Professor of Law at Cardiff University, Wales, UK. Writes on Legal History & Law and Religion with focus on marriage law and education law reform.
No DMs - please email SandbergR@cf.ac.uk
https://linktr.ee/sandbergrlaw
Rob Jones @robdjones.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in the Welsh Criminal Justice System at Cardiff University
Prisons | Devolution | Prisoner Rights | Welsh Criminal Justice
Unlock Drama @unlockdrama.bsky.social Award Winning Unlock Drama delivers rehabilitation projects through Applied Theatre in prisons and the community: www.unlockdrama.com
#PrisonTheatre #Rehabilitation #AppliedTheatre #PrisonReform #ReducingReoffending #ArtsInPrison #UnlockDrama
Matt Matravers @mattmatravers.bsky.social Legal/political philosopher: punishment, criminal law theory, responsibility. Professor of Law & Director of the Morrell Centre, University of York. 
Criminology & Social Justice Research Cluster @ Strathclyde @crimsocjust.bsky.social We are the Criminology & Social Justice Research Cluster, Department of Social Work & Social Policy at Strathclyde University, and a partner in http://sccjr.ac.uk
Rights of Women @rightsofwomen.bsky.social Women’s legal rights charity supporting women facing Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in England & Wales since 1975. Campaigns for equality, justice & safety in the law for all women.
rightsofwomen.org.uk
Pact @prisonadvice.bsky.social Pact is a pioneering national charity that supports prisoners, people with convictions, and their families. We build stronger families and safer communities across England & Wales.
Dr Lucy Baldwin @drlucyb.bsky.social 
Irish Penal Reform Trust @irishpenalreform.bsky.social Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.
| Reg. Charity No. 20029562 |
www.iprt.ie
Dr Ed Schreeche-Powell @schreeche.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Criminology, The University of Greenwich.
Convict Criminology, Penal Interventions, Lived Experience, Social and Forensic Psychology
SHAAP @shaapalcohol.bsky.social Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems
Fine Cell Work @finecellwork.bsky.social UK charity rebuilding the lives of people in prison and prison leavers through the transformative power of needlework, one stitch at a time 🪡 www.finecellwork.co.uk
Holly Bird @holly-bird.bsky.social • PhD student researching prison expansion at Uof Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social
• fellow @stuarthallfdn.bsky.social
• formerly researcher at @cycjscotland.bsky.social / research & policy at @stopwatchuk.bsky.social
https://holly-bird.co.uk/
The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org criminal justice news. nonpartisan. nonprofit. nonpaywall.
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Jess Southgate @jesssouthgate.bsky.social Violence Against Young Women and Girls Lead at the Youth Endowment Fund
Brendan Bartanen @brendanbartanen.bsky.social Associate professor of education and public policy at the University of Virginia. Stumbling my way through the AI revolution at https://brendanbartanen.substack.com/
Thornton Jones @thorntonjones.bsky.social London: politics, prisons, road trips
Virtual Criminal Law Group @vclg.bsky.social The Virtual Criminal Law Group is an online academic discussion group for criminal law broadly construed, founded in April 2020 and co-organised by Scotland-based criminal law scholars. Write to vclgscotland@gmail.com to join our mailing list!
Children Head and Seen @childrenhands.bsky.social Charity supporting children & families with a parent in prison in their own communities.
https://www.justgiving.com/childrenheard-seen
Dr Sean Brophy @seanbrofee.bsky.social Scholar focused on education, human capital and the labour market 🇺🇸🇬🇧
Solitary Confinement @solitaryconf.bsky.social Dr Sharon Shalev
www.solitaryconfinement.org
@OxfordCrim @AtlasWomen
#SolitaryConfinement #Supermax #Ethics #PrisonHealth #Prison
Matthew Millings @matthew-millings.bsky.social Professor of Criminal Justice @ljmuofficial.bsky.social and Project Lead on ESRC-funded Rehabilitating Probation Project @probationres.bsky.social
Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development @acjrd.bsky.social Informing the collaborative development of effective evidence-based policy and practice in criminal justice
https://www.acjrd.ie/
Nacro @nacro.bsky.social Our housing, justice, substance misuse and education services work alongside people to help them succeed. And we campaign together to create lasting change.
Find us online at nacro.org.uk
Jonny Mood - National Audit Office @jonnymood.bsky.social Director at National Audit Office (https://bsky.app/profile/nao.org.uk) leading value for money work in justice sector. Improving public services through insights into public spending, performance, delivery, with interests in strategy and knowledge sharing
Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social Criminologist and academic | Commissioner, Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission | Scottish politics & policy #ScotPol | Personal account/views.
📍 Scotland 🏴
Spark Inside @sparkinside.bsky.social We use coaching to unlock the potential of people caught in the justice system.
Emily Dugan @emilydugan.bsky.social Special correspondent at The Sunday Times. Focused on public interest investigations and in-depth reporting. Tips to emily.dugan@sundaytimes.co.uk 
Richard Mellor @richmellor.bsky.social 
shadd maruna @shaddmaruna.bsky.social Journeyman criminologist. Formerly known as @criminology before Musk ruined everything. It only hurts when I laugh 
Nicola Carr @nicolacarr.bsky.social Academic | Criminology, Social Policy and Social Work | Trinity College Dublin📍🇮🇪🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Prof. Carlene Firmin @carlenefirmin.bsky.social Prof of Social Work, Durham University
Founder, Contextual Safeguarding
Gill Buck (Borg-Olivier) @gillybuck.bsky.social Associate Professor of Social Work, Uni of Chester. #UKRIFLF Researcher of lived-experience led criminal justice. Widnesian with Maltese sparkle. Views mine. https://imaginejustice.co.uk/
Dr Anne-Marie Day @anne-marieday.bsky.social MMU Criminology lecturer, youth justice researcher, AYJ board member, life long Man United supporter, stressed out mum!! All views are my own!
Rachel Horan @drrachelh.bsky.social Psychologist 🧠| MERL / MEAL | Conflict & Violence | Director, The Averment Group | Senior Associate, INCAS Consulting 🌍🌎🌏
Dez Holmes @dezholmes1.bsky.social Director of Research in Practice | Strategic Director @ National Children’s Bureau. Trustee of Family Action.
All views & swearing my own. Expert in nowt (except maybe Transitional Safeguarding).
Actually, “ranting with references” is a job.
Dr Amanda Holt @amandaholt.bsky.social Professor of Criminology; Researching families, young people and harm - youth justice, family violence & homicide, victim's families, violence in schools. University of Roehampton, London.
Matt cracknell @drmattcracknell.bsky.social Criminologist at Brunel university. Interested in prisons, probation, resettlement and short prison sentences.
Eoin Guilfoyle @eoinguilfoyle.bsky.social Lecturer in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, Brunel University of London. Research: sentencing and non-custodial sanctions
Professor Ursula Kilkelly @ursulak.bsky.social Law Professor and VP Global at University College Cork. Passionate about #childrights
#justice #leadership #sport #music and all things #Mayo 💚❤️
https://research.ucc.ie/profiles/B012/ukilkelly
Michelle McManus @michellemcmanus.bsky.social Professor of Safeguarding and Violence Prevention, Co-Director of the Institute for Children’s Futures, Manchester Metropolitan University.
David Gadd @profdavidgadd.bsky.social Professor of Criminology, University of Manchester
Nicole Renehan @nikitarenee37.bsky.social Assistant Professor, Durham University, Centre of Research into Violence and Abuse| Researching Domestic Abuse & Neurodiversity
@aliwigzy.bsky.social @aliwigzy.bsky.social 
Claire Paterson-Young @clcpaterson.bsky.social Professor of Social Justice at University of Northampton. Research in #SocialJustice #AI #Youth #Criminology #SocialCare. Chair of University of Northampton Ethics Committee and Member of West Midlands Police Data Ethics Committee.
Dr Sophie King-Hill @drsophiekinghill.bsky.social Associate Professor, Uni of B'ham, HSMC | Sexual health/behaviour CYP | Policy | My views | Insta: @drsophiekinghill | TEDx talk: http://tinyurl.com/bus4r2x8
Children's Commissioner for England @childrenscomm.bsky.social Official Bluesky account for the independent Children's Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza
https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/
Probation Journal @probationjournal.bsky.social Probation Journal provides a forum for disseminating criminal justice research about probation theory and practice.
Probation Institute @probinst2.bsky.social Small professional body for Probation and wider rehabilitation organisations committed to equality in life chances.
www.probation-institute.org
Rehabilitating Probation Project @probationres.bsky.social The Bluesky account for the ESRC funded 'Rehabilitating Probation: Rebuilding culture, identity and legitimacy' project > https://rehabilitating-probation.org.uk/
European Journal Probation @europeanjprobation.bsky.social Account for the European Journal of Probation, a SAGE academic journal. Journal Editors: Ioan Durnescu, Hannah Graham, Martine Herzog-Evans, and Marijke Roosen, with Ester Blay Gil as EJP Book Review Editor.
Website: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/EJP
Jake Phillips @jakephillips.bsky.social Associate Professor in Criminology at the University of Cambridge. Researches criminal justice/probation/penology. Editor of Probation Journal. Enjoys running, playing the piano (badly), reading and generally being outdoors.
Napo the Union @napotheunion.bsky.social Napo; the trade union, professional association & campaigning group for Probation & Family Court Workers. Join the conversation on Linkedin: Search Napotheunion
https://napotheunion.start.page/ 
Vickie Barrett @vickiebarrett.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Huddersfield University.
ADR UK Research Fellow.
Interested in punitiveness (CJS, education, welfare), policy, school exclusions and offending.
Ex-probation officer and school teacher.
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social Professor of Criminal Justice at Southampton Law School, UK. Penal politics, parole and probation.
Beth Weaver @bethweaver.bsky.social Professor of Criminal and Social Justice at University of Strathclyde, Assoc Dir of Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research. Spanning Probation, Desistance, Health and AI along with all the things in between.
Rachel Sylvester @rachelsylvester.bsky.social Political editor of The Observer. Sign up for my weekly newsletter here: https://observer.co.uk/newsletters