A curious lawyer’s journey to justice
From a video by ACE-Aware Scotland
I watched a one-hour film called 'Resilience'. It was all about childhood trauma. I watched and thought, "I've been a lawyer for 25 years and I didn't understand any of my clients".
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A Hidden Sentence
From a video for the charity North East Prison Aft
A video created by young people impacted by having a parent in prison. "Police came to the house. My dad was stood with handcuffs. I got put out by mum and went up the street crying."
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Step Inside the Circle
From Compassion Prison Project
"In prison, you're not supposed to show your weaknesses. But to take each step forward in the circle was a reminder to ourselves that we still have humanity and we want to be loved. Most people on the outside don't understand it."
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Invisible Walls Wales
From a blog by Lemos&Crane
Results of an initiative focused on supporting prisoners in maintaining strong bonds with their families, particularly their children and partners
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In-Person - Howard League Scotland Lecture 2025: "Towards Humane Prisons" - Edinburgh
@Usha Kasera Lecture Theatre, Old College, South Bridge
The current situation in Scotland’s prisons forces us to confront some important points and to ask ourselves some vital questions. It gives us the opportunity to review and rethink the state’s intentions regarding imprisonment and to reflect upon what a humane prison estate could and should look like.
Incarcerating people brings with it great responsibility and society clearly benefits when prisons work well. The vast majority of detainees will be released into society, and programmes designed to support their growth and integration with the community help to reduce crime, increase public safety and lower the financial and human costs of detention.
How can everyone involved be empowered to play an active role in establishing humane prisons when generations of approaches have been designed to take away rather than support agency?
25/11/2025
18:30