Criminal justice policy for the voluntary sector (views my own); formerly of @LocalTrust and @Nacro, now @Clinks_Tweets; avid NUFC fan
Joined July 2011
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Sam Julius retweeted
5 Sep 2025
What a system. David Lammy spends years carefully building relationships with key people, including in the Trump Administraion, now for nothing. Yvette Cooper spends a year getting to grips with complex immigration policy, for what? Shabana Mahmood has the benefit of 14 months grappling with the prisons crisis, now someone else has to start from scratch. These sort of reshuffles make very little sense.
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Sam Julius retweeted
10 Jun 2025
On 4 June 2025, our Director of National Influencing and Networks, @SamJulius1, spoke at @Catch22's Community Partnership Exchange event.
🗣️ Sam gave a policy update from Clinks, with a focus on our response to the #SentencingReview, and discussed the key findings from our State of the Sector 2024 report.
🤝 Find out more about Catch 22's Community Partner Network here - catch-22.org.uk/work-with-us…
⚖️ And our response to the Sentencing Review here - clinks.org/publication/indep…
📖 You can find our #StateoftheSector24 report here - clinks.org/state-sector-2024
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Sam Julius retweeted
15 May 2025
Today, #AssemblyHousing published its report ‘Breaking the Cycle: Housing Needs for Women Leaving Prison in London’, calling for action to address the housing crisis affecting women released from prison. Read the report in full: london.gov.uk/who-we-are/wha… @semakaleng
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Sam Julius retweeted
8 May 2025
📢 New blog outlining our influencing & policy work in Wales!
Too often, Wales is considered an afterthought when it comes to UK criminal justice policy. Our Senior Development Officer for Wales discusses our efforts to change that!
📖 Take a look 👇 clinks.org/community/blog-po…
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Sam Julius retweeted
23 Apr 2025
PRT's new briefing reveals too many women are being remanded to custody, including those who are severely mentally unwell.
Read the full briefing below ⬇️
prisonreformtrust.org.uk/one…
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Data shows students from poor backgrounds are considerably behind peers in educational attainment; yet 'Pupil Premium' ends at 16. Nacro are continuing to call for Pupil Premium for post-16’s: disadvantage doesn't stop at 16 but funding does.
Our campaign: tinyurl.com/4f8ystew
📣 The attainment gap continues post 16, so why does pupil premium funding stop?
⬇️ David Hughes of AoC and Dr Alice Eardley of Get Further launch campaign for post-16 student premium
feweek.co.uk/let-colleges-fi…
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We’re proud to have supported @Clinks_Tweets in their latest research, facilitating focus groups and interviews to explore the challenges facing charities working in criminal justice.
Learn how our consultancy team can help you make a bigger impact: ncvo.org.uk/about-us/our-ser…
3 Apr 2025
📢 Our #StateoftheSector24 report is now live! The voice of the criminal justice voluntary sector has been heard.
👀 Explore the findings & our recommendations as we continue to advocate for the sector.
📖 Read the full report and our exec summary here - clinks.org/state-sector-2024
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Sam Julius retweeted
1 Apr 2025
In 2020, the govt of which Jenrick was part lauded its strategic efforts on race disparity in criminal justice thru "revised practice guidance" such as on reports containing sentencing proposals.
Depressing how quickly a progressive consensus has gone.
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Sam Julius retweeted
26 Mar 2025
Working with young adults in the justice system russellwebster.com/working-w…
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Sam Julius retweeted
7 Mar 2025
There is a growing case for reform of how and under what circumstances people get recalled to prison. Nearly 7 out of ten people released are recalled - breeding hopelessness, overwhelming prisons, including many who have not committed any further crime. crimeandjustice.org.uk/time-…
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Sam Julius retweeted
7 Mar 2025
A very helpful article from @LauraJanes_UK for @lawsocgazette challenging the misinformation and half-truths surrounding the current debate on ‘two-tier justice’ lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-…
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Sam Julius retweeted
3 Mar 2025
👏 We’re delighted to welcome @FfrenchKatrina Founder & Director @UnjustUK as the new RR3 seat holder for orgs supporting racially minoritised people. She’ll ensure these voices shape policy at the highest levels. More 👇 clinks.org/RR3/KatrinaFfrenc…
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Sam Julius retweeted
18 Feb 2025
David Gauke: Lazy “tough on crime” rhetoric has led to a crisis of overcrowding.
🖊️ @DavidGauke
newstatesman.com/politics/so…
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Sam Julius retweeted
23 Dec 2024
Funding women's centres is fundamental in tackling the prison crisis and, more importantly, providing services for women and girls in the community, avoiding further disruption and trauma.
@weareNWJC
theguardian.com/society/2024…
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Sam Julius retweeted
20 Dec 2024
‘Charities are not a peripheral nice-to-have…’
Thank you, @pmdfoster, for highlighting the stark reality of the NIC rise for charities in the @FT.
This is about frontline services, jobs, and the communities that depend on them.
ft.com/content/d3625dbc-78de…
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Sam Julius retweeted
11 Dec 2024
Very positive news that @DavidGauke is encouraged by pilots of Intensive Supervision Courts (ISC) after visiting the excellent @Anawim_BCW ISC, which we helped to set up, and has suggested the model could be rolled out across England and Wales.
ow.ly/j2vj50UoV3x
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Sam Julius retweeted
5 Dec 2024
Do we need more people with lived experience to help make policies?
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Sam Julius retweeted
29 Nov 2024
I'm still enjoying the whiff of optimism in the air:
Collaborating to change the shape of justice for women
The Weavers' Company is funding a summit to explore “where next” for justice for women -
30 January, London
clinks.org/event/609 via @clinks_tweets
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Sam Julius retweeted
29 Nov 2024
Aa Ceo of @unlockcharity I think this exposes the long term discrimination of a criminal.record..1 in 4 people of adult working age have a criminal.record and are often locked out of work
29 Nov 2024
BREAKING: Louise Haigh has resigned as transport secretary after @robpowellnews @alexrogerssky revealed she’d been convicted of an offence related to a mobile phone six months before becoming an MP. Says it was a ‘mistake’ & she’s sorry to leave under these circs, doesn’t want to be distraction
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Sam Julius retweeted
21 Oct 2024
Government launches major review of sentencing, chaired by @DavidGauke, to find a long-term solution to the overcrowding crisis in our prisons.
Read our full response to today's important announcement ⤵️ prisonreformtrust.org.uk/the…
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