Justice

In this episode, another in our series responding to Covid 19, Edwina talks to Polly Neate, CEO of Shelter about how the global health crisis is impacting on the existing national crisis in housing and homelessness. Polly joined Shelter in August 2017 from Women’s Aid, where she was Chief Executive. Previously, she was Executive Director of External Relations and Communications at Action for Children. For more information:Shelter Helpline: 0808 800 4444www.shelter.org.uk@Shelter@pollyn1Read more about the One Small Thing charity here.Twitter - @OSTCharityThis podcast is created and produced by The London Podcast Company.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, part of a series in response to Covid19, Edwina talks to Dickie James MBE, CEO of Staffordshire Women’s Aid for 26 years, to find out about the impact of the pandemic on refuge and support services for women and their children and the anticipated rise in incidents of domestic violence. Please note that this episode was recorded on Tuesday 31st March 2020 and the situation is rapidly changing. For more about Staffordshire Women’s Aid:http://www.staffordshirewomensaid.org/ @StaffsWomensAidHelpline: 0300 330 5959You can also follow Dickie James on Twitter @DickiJamesEpisode 11, JUSTICE National Domestic Violence Helpline 0808 2000 247The Men’s Advice Line– 0808 801 0327National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline – 0800 999 5428Childline: 0800 1111Read more about the One Small Thing charity here.Twitter - @OSTCharityThis podcast is created and produced by The London Podcast Company and Pencil Agency.  See acast.com/privacy for

In this episode, as part of a series in response to Covid19, Edwina talks again to Mark Fairhurst, Chair of the Prison Officers’ Association (POA) about what is happening on the ground for prison officers. The POA is the largest union in the United Kingdom representing uniformed prison officers and staff working within the field of Secure Forensic Psychiatric Care. It has over 35 thousand members in the public and private sectors. Mark was elected to the POA National Executive Committee in 2015 and elected as National Chair in 2017.  For more information about the POA: www.POAUK.org.uk  @POAUnionYou can also follow Mark Fairhurst on Twitter @POANatChairEpisode 39, JUSTICERead more about the One Small Thing charity here.Twitter - @OSTCharityThis podcast is created and produced by The London Podcast Company and Pencil Agency.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Edwina talks to Sarah Hughes, CEO of The Centre for Mental Health – a charity with over 30 years’ experience in research, analysis and policy influencing. Sarah has worked in mental health and criminal justice for 29 years. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Salzburg Global and the Mental Health Collective and is a member of the Sciana Health Leaders Network.https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/@CentreforMH@_Sarah_Hughes_Read more about the One Small Thing charity here.Twitter - @OSTCharityThis podcast is created and produced by The London Podcast Company and Pencil Agency.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Luke Hart and his brother Ryan, are award-winning domestic abuse advocates, authors and international keynote speakers, speaking out against male violence towards women and children. They share their family’s story to raise awareness of coercive and controlling behaviour and domestic abuse which resulted in the murder of their mother and sister by their father and his own suicide. They have worked closely and frequently with the national media on domestic abuse reporting and are White Ribbon Ambassadors and Refuge Champions. They have written a book Remembered Forever about their experiences. https://www.cocoawareness.co.uk/@CoCoAwarenessFind out more:https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/about-hmi-prisons/hm-chief-inspector-of-prisons/Read more about the One Small Thing charity here.Twitter - @OSTCharityThis podcast is created and produced by The London Podcast Company and Pencil Agency.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week’s episode Edwina is in conversation with the Chief Inspector of Prisons, Peter Clarke CVO OBE QPM. Appointed as HM Chief Inspector of Prisons in 2016, Peter is in the final months of his term of office and reflects on the role ‘shining a light on closed institutions’ and the career in the justice system that brought him to it. Peter joined the Metropolitan Police in 1977 and served in a variety of uniformed and detective roles in London, and in May 2002 he was appointed as Head of the Anti-Terrorist Branch at New Scotland Yard and National Co-ordinator of Terrorist Investigations. He has held a number of national roles since and in 2014 was appointed as the Education Commissioner for Birmingham with a specific remit to investigate alleged Islamist infiltration of schools. He is a member of the Board of the Charity Commission and is a trustee of the Crimestoppers charity. He has been a Fellow of the Center for Law and Security at New York University and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in La

In this week’s episode, Edwina is in conversation with Nick Hardwick, Professor of Criminal Justice at School of Law, Royal Holloway University of London and former Chair of the Parole Board, and Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons 2010 to 2016. A highly topical conversation that explores the role and purpose of the Parole Board, its legal framework, the wider justice system, public perception and the rights and needs of both victims and perpetrators, as well as a number of high profile cases.Find out more:Royal Holloway, University of London@nicklhardwick2The Parole BoardRead more about the One Small Thing charity here.Twitter - @OSTCharityThis podcast is created and produced by The London Podcast Company and Pencil Agency.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode Edwina talks to the Tartan Con. An ex-prisoner turned prison employee, he chooses to be referred to by a pseudonym to allow his work to be heard above views or judgements about his past. Passionate about prison reform, the Tartan Con currently works in the private prison sector, seeking to improve the quality of life for residents and staff, with the aim to help reduce suicide and self-harm rates within prisons.Twitter: @TheTartanConthetartancon.fireside.fm/TheTartanCon.blogspot.comRead more about the One Small Thing charity here.Twitter - @OSTCharityThis podcast is created and produced by The London Podcast Company and Pencil Agency.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week’s episode, Edwina finds out about the work of charity, Just for Kids Law – she speaks to youth advocate Max Davis, founder and legal director Aika Stephenson and CEO Enver Solomon. Just for Kids Law is a UK charity that strives for all children and young people in the UK to have their legal rights and entitlements respected and promoted, and their voices heard and valued. We also hear from one young person the charity has worked with, Mayowa, and his immigration status challenges via the charity’s own pilot podcast This Young Life.www.justforkidslaw.orghttps://justforkidslaw.org/young-life@JustforkidslawRead more about the One Small Thing charity here.Twitter - @OSTCharityThis podcast is created and produced by The London Podcast Company and Pencil Agency.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Festive Special 2019 #AllIWant4Xmas with…Noel Williams and Kate ParadineIn this week’s episode, Edwina is joined by Policy Adviser Noel Williams and Women in Prison CEO Kate Paradine to discuss festive wishes and wants for change in the Justice system from a range of contributors, including prison officers.Noel advises on criminal and youth justice and has direct experience of the prison system. He is featured in JUSTICE Episode 14You can follow Noel @NJKNoelDr Kate Paradine is Chief Executive of the national charity, Women in Prison. Women in Prison campaigns to end the harm of imprisonment to women, their families & our communities and supports women affected by the criminal justice system, in prison and through community-based specialist services, including women's centres in Manchester, London and Surrey. womeninprison.org.ukYou can follow Women in Prison @WIP_liveYou can follow Kate @klparadineRead more about the One Small Thing charity here.Twitter - @OSTCharityThis podcast

In this episode Edwina talks to Chief Inspector Jack Rowlands who heads up DIVERT, a Metropolitan Police Service intervention programme for young adults aged 18-25 years. Working in partnership with a number of charities, DIVERT aims to reduce reoffending and offer routes in to employment, education and training. Edwina also hears from Paul Goumou who has directly benefitted from the support, coaching and mentoring on offer. The team goes on location at Brixton Police Station Custody Suite with Jack, to find out more about how the DIVERT initiative works there and in other police stations across the Metropolitan Police Service and meets DIVERT Coach Angel Videyra. You can follow DIVERT @DIVERTLondonChief Inspector Jack Rowlands @earlyyearscopTo find out more about DIVERT and Paul Goumou’s music: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/music-youthRead more about the One Small Thing charity here.Twitter - @OSTCharityThis podcast is created and produced by The London Podcast Company and Pencil Agency. &#

In this week’s episode, Edwina talks to Mark Fairhurst, Chair of the Prison Officers’ Association (POA) about the current challenges facing its members. The POA is the largest union in the United Kingdom representing uniformed prison officers and staff working within the field of Secure Forensic Psychiatric Care. It has over 35 thousand members in the public and private sectors. He was elected to the POA National Executive Committee in 2015 and elected as National Chair in 2017. Mark joined the Prison Service in 1992 and has worked in a number of secure establishments including HMP Frankland in Durham, HM Young Offenders Institute (HMYOI) Wetherby, HMYOI Lancaster Farms and since 1996, HMP Liverpool, where he continues to work. For more information about the POA: POAUK.org.uk @POAUnionYou can also follow Mark Fairhurst on Twitter @POANatChairRead more about the One Small Thing charity here.Twitter - @OSTCharityThis podcast is created and produced by The London Podcast Company and Pencil Agency.

In this week’s episode Edwina talks to John Podmore. John is an international criminal justice and expert witness consultant. John spent 25 years as a senior manager in the Prison Service of England and Wales during which time he governed three prisons - HMP Swaleside, Brixton and Belmarsh; was a team leader with HM Inspector of Prisons and Head of the Corruption Prevention Unit. He left the Prison Service in 2011. John is a regular commentator and writer. His book ‘Out of sight Out of Mind: why Britain’s prisons are failing’ was published in January 2012 and nominated for the 2013 Orwell Prize. John has considerable experience in the charitable sector including with the Pilgrim Trust, Addaction, Release and currently as a trustee of the Longford Trust.You can follow John on Twitter here: @John_Podmorehttps://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/out-of-sight-out-of-mind*John meant to reference Reggie Kray, not Ronnie Kray in this episode and Penelope Gibbs raised a Freedom of Informa

In this week’s episode, Edwina and the One Small Thing team are on location at Southbank Centre in London for a tour of Another Me, the Koestler Arts Annual Exhibition curated by Mercury-nominated and MOBO-winning jazz and hip hop musician Soweto Kinch. Edwina tours the show which features work by artists from across UK prisons and other secure settings with Koestler’s Director of Arts, Fiona Curran. Fiona leads on the charity’s annual awards programme, exhibitions, sales and events and has worked for the charity for over ten years. We are grateful for permission to feature the original Another Me music compositions by Soweto Kinch in this episode.Koestler Arts is a leading prison arts charity: https://www.koestlerarts.org.uk/Another Me is at Southbank Centre until November 3rd. https://www.koestlerarts.org.uk/exhibitions/another-me/For information about the events, musical performances and tours accompanying the show: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/wh

In this week’s episode, Edwina speaks to advocate and campaigner, Naima Sakande about her work challenging the practice of imprisonment for non-payment of Council Tax and TV license fines and its disproportionate impact on women and children. Naima is the Women’s Justice Advocate at justice charity APPEAL, using impact litigation to challenge miscarriages of justice for women experiencing multiple and severe disadvantage. She produces APPEAL’S Surviving Injustice podcast, is a trustee of the charity Women in Prison and creator and host of the podcast, Third Culture. We are encouraging our UK listeners to sign the petition calling for repeal of the law that allows imprisonment as a penalty for non-payment of Council Tax.https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/257681www.appeal.org.uk@C4CrimAppeals@NSakandehttp://appeal.org.uk/podcasthttp://www.thirdculturepodcast.org/naima@appeal.org.ukRead more about the One Small Thing charity here.Twitter - @OSTCharityThis podcast is created and produced by T

In our first episode after the summer break, Edwina talks to artist and podcast producer, Gary Mansfield, about discovering art and creativity whilst serving a 14 year prison sentence. Gary talks about his experiences of crime and prison life, the importance of creativity in helping turn his life and the lives of others around and his art, exploring issues of identity and justice. Gary is also a trustee of Koestler Arts.http://www.garymansfield.co.uk/https://www.koestlerarts.org.uk/@mizogartRead more about the One Small Thing charity here.Twitter - @OSTCharityThis podcast is created and produced by The London Podcast Company and Pencil Agency.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode Edwina talks to artist, mental health activist and all round extraordinary and brilliant being, Dolly Sen. Dolly talks to Edwina about her childhood, her experience of psychosis, mood disorder and PTSD, and how the multiple diagnoses affected her ability to live a normal life. She also talks about how she has survived - and befriended - the voices in her head. For more information about Dolly’s work, go to her website. www.dollysen.comIf you are affected by mental illness including schizophrenia, here are some useful sites to visit for information and support:http://www.sane.org.uk/what_we_do/support/helpline https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/helplines/https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/schizophrenia/useful-contacts/#.XSgXILPTXYURead more about the One Small Thing charity here.Twitter - @OSTCharityThis podcast is created and produced by The London Podcast Company and Pencil Agency.  See acast.com/privacy for priva

Clinician and Trauma expert Dr Stephanie Covington Ph.D runs pioneering trauma programmes in prisons all over the world. As author of the Healing Trauma intervention for women, she has been pivotal in the success of our charity’s ongoing efforts in both the male and female prisons in England and Wales.Among the key topics explored in this episode Edwina and Stephanie consider the way men respond to the word, and the idea of trauma, while confined in hyper masculine spaces. Fascinating and compelling stuff.The Healing Trauma research referred to in this episode is available on the One Small Thing website:https://onesmallthing.org.uk/news-1/2019/6/12/healing-trauma-research?format=amp’www.stephaniecovington.comRead more about the One Small Thing charity here.Twitter - @OSTCharityThis podcast is created and produced by The London Podcast Company and Pencil Agency.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What will it take to end the culture of knife crime and violence? Today’s podcast explores this question with new CEO of StreetDoctors Lucie Russell and volunteer medic Jasmine Fulcher. StreetDoctors is a UK wide youth social action movement of healthcare students volunteering their time to teach lifesaving skills to young people at risk of youth violence. The charity empowers young people to become StreetDoctors in their own communities, helping to keep themselves and others safe. Links www.streetdoctors.org  @streetdoctorsRead more about the One Small Thing charity here.Twitter - @OSTCharityThis podcast is created and produced by The London Podcast Company and Pencil Agency.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We all know that prisons get a huge amount of bad press. However, behind the negative headlines, there are lots of good things going on in our jails. Someone who has dedicated his working life to exploring and celebrating the good in prisons is today’s guest, Simon Shepherd. “I want to highlight the good work that goes on in the [prison] estate, highlight the good work that goes on in prisons and help to identify lessons learned that the prison service can draw on,” he says. Simon is the Director of The Butler Trust, a charitable organisation that recognises, celebrates, develops and disseminates outstanding work and best practice across UK prisons, probation and youth justice. He also leads the Good Book of Prisons and has - to date - travelled 17,210 miles, visiting 102 prisons and meeting with 2,067 staff and prisoners. The results will be published in August 2019.You can follow The Butler Trust on twitter here: @ButlerTrustRead more about the One Small Thing charity here.Twitter - @OSTCharityThis pod