The newsletter for arts organisations working in criminal justice.
In this month's issue...
- National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance news
- Arts in criminal justice news and publications
- Events and training
- Resources and opportunities
National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance News: Welcome Kelly!
We’re delighted to welcome Kelly Baker as the National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance Coordinator at Clinks. In her role, Kelly will continue the NCJAA’s work in supporting collaboration across the arts and criminal justice sectors and helping expand meaningful creative opportunities for people in prison, on probation and in the community. She previously managed adult and family prison reading programmes at The Reading Agency and is completing a doctorate exploring prisoners’ experiences of agency and participation in prison libraries.
“I’m delighted to be joining Clinks and to be taking on the opportunity to support and grow the brilliant work of the NCJAA.
The arts have always been hugely important to me, both personally and professionally and I’m excited to be working with such a passionate and creative network of people and organisations. I’m especially looking forward to building connections across the network, championing the role of arts and creativity in the criminal justice system and spotlighting the brilliant advocates and organisations working every day to make that happen.”
Clinks News: Sentencing Act implementation - the Progression Model
Clinks has published a blog setting out the latest details on the implementation of the Progression Model, one of the core measures within the Sentencing Act. Lord Timpson has signed the Commencement Order, with the model going live on 2nd September. Under the new model, the majority of people serving standard determinate sentences will be released at the 33% point of their sentence, with the second third spent under active probation supervision and the final third on licence.
The rollout will sit alongside the introduction of a new seven-tier risk system for people on probation and a presumption to electronically monitor the majority of people released from prison. Releases will be implemented in ten monthly tranches from 2nd September.
Clinks will continue to work with officials to ensure information is disseminated across the voluntary sector in a timely manner, with a focus on enabling organisations to prepare for the increased numbers of people being released from prison.
Clinks News: Our top priorities from our State of the Sector 2025 research - you asked, we listened!
Clinks has published a new blog setting out the top priorities that have emerged from its State of the Sector 2025 research, which engaged a wide range of voluntary sector organisations working in criminal justice through a survey, 12 focus groups facilitated in partnership with NCVO, and breakout discussions at the launch event in March 2026. The priorities are organised under three themes: deepening and diversifying engagement, enhancing tools and practical support for members, and showcasing and celebrating the sector. Key commitments include establishing a Small Organisations Network with practical workshop sessions, continuing area- and issue-based forums across England and Wales, redeveloping the Clinks Directory into a clear searchable service directory, improving the accessibility of member tools and resources on the new Clinks website, and increasing the visibility of member organisations through events, networks and communications. Clinks will not be conducting State of the Sector research in 2026, shifting to a biennial cycle with the next wave of research planned for 2027.
Clinks News: Policy Briefing
Here is the August 2026 edition of the Clinks Policy Briefing. Please let us know if you have any thoughts on this briefing or any of the things it has covered by contacting the Policy team.
Clinks News: My Leadership Experience Through a Lived Experience Lens
In a personal blog, Clinks’ Director of Business Operations, Joni Emery, reflects on her first year in senior leadership and the value of bringing lived experience into positions of influence. Joni explores learning to lead with authenticity, empathy, and integrity, as well as the challenges of imposter syndrome, stigma, and the emotional labour involved in sharing lived experience. The blog sets out five lessons from her first year, including the importance of representation and making space for people with lived experience at the table. Joni also outlines Clinks’ ambition to build a network for organisations led by and for people with lived experience, and to strengthen leadership, employment, and training opportunities across the sector.
Clinks News: What education data does the voluntary sector need? Share your views
Earlier this year, the government published prison-by-prison transparency data covering the amount of planned core education hours between April 2025 and March 2027. However, this data is not enough. In partnership with RR3 Seat Holder for Education Jon Collins (Chief Executive of the Prisoners’ Education Trust), Clinks is inviting voluntary sector organisations to share their experiences of accessing prison education data and identify where important information is missing or difficult to obtain. Clinks will use the feedback to work directly with HMPPS and the MoJ to inform how data outputs and future data-gathering activities are designed and shared. The deadline for responses is Monday 28 September.
Fill in the form, here
Criminal Justice News: For all the latest, read Clinks latest Policy Briefing
Criminal Justice News: Major MoJ statistics release - 30 July 2026
The Ministry of Justice published a major batch of official statistics on 30 July covering the full range of prison and probation performance data, including safety in custody, prison performance ratings, the prison population, reoffending, accommodation and employment outcomes, and probation performance. The prison population stood at 87,500 on 30 June 2026. The HMPPS Annual Digest 2025 to 2026 was also published; the MoJ has confirmed this will be the final edition.
Criminal Justice News: End-to-end review of the police accountability system launched
The Home Office and Ministry of Justice have launched an independent review to assess systemic issues in the end-to-end police accountability system. Chaired by Dame Lynne Owens and Jason Beer KC, the review will examine the timeliness, efficiency, and effectiveness of systems for holding police to account. The chairs will submit findings to the Home Secretary and Lord Chancellor within six months, and the Home Secretary has committed to publishing a response.
Criminal Justice News: Rough sleeping no longer a crime as Vagrancy Act repealed
The government repealed the Vagrancy Act on 29 June 2026, ending nearly two centuries of legislation that had criminalised rough sleeping and begging since its introduction in 1824. The government has stated it will continue to take a tough stance on organised crime, with new offences in the Crime and Policing Act 2026 targeting organised begging gangs, those who exploit others for financial gain, and trespass linked to criminal activity. The repeal sits alongside a wider package of measures to address homelessness, including a £37 million Ending Homelessness in Communities Fund supporting voluntary, community and faith groups, a £15 million Long-Term Rough Sleeping Innovation Programme, and investment to boost the supply of social and affordable housing.
Criminal Justice News: How one Prison is Leading the Way on Equality and Inclusion
HM Inspectorate of Prisons has published a blog post highlighting how one prison has developed an approach to fair treatment and inclusion that is delivering measurable improvements for prisoners from minoritised groups. The blog draws on findings from recent inspections to illustrate what good practice looks like and how it can be replicated across the estate.
Criminal Justice News: HMP Isle of Wight and HMP Liverpool inspections published
HM Inspectorate of Prisons published two reports on 29 June. At HMP Isle of Wight, covering both the Albany and Parkhurst sites, inspectors found that levels of self-harm were high and that drug use, violence and use of force against prisoners had all increased. The prison’s ageing infrastructure was causing problems across both sites, and HMPPS had failed to provide sufficient investment to make necessary improvements. Healthcare management was not good enough, too many men spent long periods locked up with nothing to do, and too few were getting the support they needed to progress in their sentences. At HMP Liverpool, an independent review of progress found that staff-prisoner relationships remained a strength and support for those in crisis had improved, but unemployed prisoners still received just two hours a day out of their cells, and Ofsted found insufficient progress in education, skills and work.
Criminal Justice News: Chief Inspector of Probation keynote speech - harnessing the third sector
In a keynote speech for StandOut, Chief Inspector of Probation Martin Jones highlighted the scale of the current challenge: 87,342 people in prison, 248,568 on the probation caseload, and a staffing gap of approximately 25%. He emphasised the need to “better harness the expertise, innovation and resources within the third sector” and called for continued realignment and investment in community provision.
Criminal Justice News: UN calls on UK government to end IPP sentences: Prison Reform Trust responds
UN Experts have renewed their call on the UK government to undertake an urgent review and resentencing exercise for individuals still subject to Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences. Around 2,400 people remain in prison who have either never been released or are subject to indefinite recall. Responding, Mark Day, Deputy Director of the Prison Reform Trust, said the UN’s intervention “should be a wake-up call to the government to redouble its efforts to eradicate the stain of the IPP sentence.” He noted that the government has already rejected options to introduce a resentencing exercise or a sunset clause, which he described as the only definitive ways to bring the sentence to an end for the 800 people in prison who have never been released. The UN also expressed concern that the IPP regime lacks an effective review mechanism or referrals to psychological services outside of prison.
Criminal Justice News: Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System - Summer 2026 Newsletter
HMPPS has published the Summer 2026 edition of the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System (PEDPS) newsletter. The newsletter provides an update on PEDPS activity so far in 2026, including the number of contracts awarded, supplier qualification figures, and information for VCSE organisations about ensuring their registration status is up to date. It also includes details on upcoming market engagement activity and planning for 2027/28. VCSE organisations delivering prison education through the DPS may find the newsletter a useful update.
Criminal Justice News: Victims’ Commissioner meets new Lord Chancellor
The Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales, Claire Waxman OBE, met with Lord Chancellor Alex Norris on 28 July to discuss the safeguards needed to protect victims as the Government reviews planned early prison releases under the Sentencing Act. The Commissioner welcomed the acknowledgement that victims had been let down by the way the policy was initially developed and communicated. She called for a ministerial-led national taskforce to provide strategic leadership, oversee implementation, and ensure agencies work to a common plan. She also urged greater transparency, trauma-informed communication with victims, and stronger engagement with victim support organisations.
Criminal Justice News: Sentencing Act Progression Model update following the review of early release scheme
Following an urgent review, the Government announced on 4 August that people convicted of rape, serious child sex offences, and grooming will be barred from the early release provisions of the Sentencing Act 2026 and will see no change to their custodial sentence. The wider implementation of the new Progression Model which lowers the automatic release point from half to one third for standard determinate sentences has been delayed from September to 1 October 2026. The Prime Minister stated he wanted to go further, but doing so would risk the prison system collapsing, noting that the adult male estate is currently at 98% capacity.
Criminal Justice News: Tougher community supervision package announced
Alongside the Sentencing Act exclusions, the Government announced a stricter community supervision package. This includes a presumption that all people leaving prison will be tagged, near real-time electronic monitoring data for probation staff, random drug testing for 1,000 people every month, and moves to double the number of regions using chemical suppression to manage the drivers of sexual offending. The Government has also committed a £10 million boost for victim support to fund local trauma-focused services and a dedicated victim helpline.
Criminal Justice News: Temporary Presumptive Re-categorisation Scheme (TPRS36)
The Ministry of Justice and HMPPS have published operational guidance for a new temporary scheme to maximise the use of the prison estate. TPRS36 presumes that eligible Category C prisoners serving standard determinate sentences can be re-categorised to Category D up to 36 months before their conditional release date, subject to defined eligibility criteria and exclusions.
Criminal Justice News: Chief Inspector calls for mental health assessments in police custody
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor has issued a stark warning that seriously mentally ill people are being sent to prison when they require urgent psychiatric assessment and treatment. The warning follows an inspection of HMP Birmingham, where an average of nine acutely mentally unwell men a month were arriving from court without having received a Mental Health Act assessment in police custody. The Chief Inspector has written to the Home, Health, and Justice Secretaries calling for immediate action.
Criminal Justice News: Plan to fast-track further plans to create prison capacity to be presented to Parliament
The Prime Minister has asked the Justice Secretary to fast-track a plan for Parliament next month to create more headroom in the prison system. The plan will consider increasing the removal of foreign nationals from the prison estate to their country of origin, seeking an early resolution to Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences, and making greater use of the whole prison estate, including examining capacity in the women’s estate for men. The Prime Minister has said he hopes these measures will reduce the number of people released early and prevent early release for serious offences.
The proposals could have significant implications for voluntary sector organisations supporting people in prison and leaving custody, women in contact with the criminal justice system, people serving or affected by IPP sentences, victims, and families. Clinks will continue to monitor developments and keep the sector informed.
Criminal Justice News: Guidance for victims on the Progression Model published
The Ministry of Justice has published guidance for victims on the Progression Model, explaining how the Sentencing Act 2026 will divide relevant standard determinate sentences between custody, an intensive period of community supervision, and a final period on licence. More than 18,000 people are outside the scope of the changes, including people serving life, IPP, extended determinate, or sentences for people of particular concern, as well as people convicted of rape and specified child sexual offences. The guidance confirms that release dates are being recalculated through September, a route is being developed for victims outside the Victim Contact Scheme to request information, and a dedicated national support helpline is expected by October. It also outlines the presumption of electronic monitoring, random drug testing, and enhanced safeguards for certain people convicted of sexual offences.
Criminal Justice News: Members back potential industrial action over probation workloads
Napo has announced that 90.76% of members who took part in an indicative ballot backed potential industrial action over probation workloads. The union says thousands of members voted amid chronic staff shortages, excessive workloads, burnout, and reliance on overtime to keep the service running. Napo has warned that plans to expand early release from prison and implement Sentencing Act changes will increase the number of people managed in the community while probation is already struggling to cope.
Napo says the Government’s £700 million investment in probation must deliver more frontline staff, better pay, safer workplaces, and manageable workloads, rather than being absorbed by technology and electronic monitoring costs. It argues that recruitment alone will not resolve the crisis unless action is also taken to improve staff retention and working conditions.
Criminal Justice News: HMPPS updates prison public protection and communications frameworks
HMPPS has updated a linked set of operational policy frameworks covering prison public protection, the interception and security of prisoner communications, authorised communication controls, social video calling, and drug trace detection. While the underlying documents are not new policies, the updates may be relevant to organisations delivering family support, resettlement, substance misuse, legal advice, and rehabilitative services in custody. Organisations supporting people whose contact is restricted, or whose risk management plans affect access to support, may wish to review the revised documents.
Prison public protection policy framework
Prisoner communications policy
Secure social video calling policy framework
Interception, monitoring and security of prisoner communications policy framework
Criminal Justice News: Wales Probation Service public protection review finds progress but persistent weaknesses
HM Inspectorate of Probation has published its dynamic public protection inspection of the Wales region. Inspectors found clear leadership, a coherent improvement programme, and stronger risk management planning. However, public protection work was not yet consistently good enough. Domestic abuse histories were not always explored fully, practitioners did not consistently connect behaviour to its impact on children, and analytical depth and information sharing needed to improve. The inspection reviewed 55 cases and made six recommendations, including two for HMPPS on developing a national strategic approach to information sharing with police and children’s services. The findings may be particularly relevant to voluntary sector organisations supporting people on probation and their families in Wales, as well as those delivering domestic abuse, safeguarding, and resettlement interventions.
Read the inspection findings here
Criminal Justice News: Calls for independent review of public protection failures in the Simon Levy case
Following the sentencing of Simon Levy, the Victims’ Commissioner has called for an independent multi-agency review, arguing that repeated opportunities to identify escalating risk, share information, and take protective action were missed. The Commissioner warned that pressures from early release and increased community supervision could lead to similar failures unless police, probation, prosecutors, and other public protection agencies have sufficient capacity and information. Rape Crisis England and Wales has also called for consistent implementation of Operation Soteria, highlighting the need for timely, suspect-focused investigations and stronger recognition of patterns of sexual harm.
Read the Victims’ Commissioner’s response here
Read Rape Crisis England and Wales’ response here
Criminal Justice News: Updated Turnaround Programme guidance published
The Ministry of Justice has published updated guidance for the Turnaround Programme, an early intervention offer delivered through Youth Justice Services for children aged 10 to 17 who are at risk of entering the youth justice system. The guidance promotes a voluntary, whole-family, and strengths-based approach for children affected by factors including mental health needs, substance misuse, care experience, victimisation, school absence, exclusion, and unmet learning needs. The programme received a further £46 million in February 2026 to continue until March 2029, and aims to support a further 12,000 children.
Criminal Justice News: First local data on homelessness at prison release to be published
The Ministry of Justice has announced that it will publish a new statistical annex on 1 October 2026 showing the accommodation status of people released from custody by Probation Delivery Unit. The data will include the number of people released with no fixed abode or who are rough sleeping. This will be the first planned local breakdown of homelessness at release and may help providers, commissioners, and local partnerships to understand need and hold services to account.
Criminal Justice News: HMP Five Wells inspection identifies gaps in healthcare, resettlement, and progression
HM Inspectorate of Prisons found that HMP Five Wells had stabilised after a difficult early period, with improved leadership, better staff and prisoner relationships, and a reduction in violence involving younger men. The extensive use of peer workers was highlighted as a positive feature. However, inspectors found high levels of self-harm, insufficient education and work places, weak public protection arrangements, limited places on key behaviour programmes, and inadequate resettlement support despite a rise in releases. People in prison also faced unacceptable waits for healthcare, including GP, dental, mental health, and hospital appointments.
Read the inspection report here
Criminal Justice News: London Probation Service inspection finds gap between ambition and frontline public protection
HM Inspectorate of Probation has found strong strategic leadership and promising partnership structures in London, but insufficiently consistent frontline public protection practice. The region supervised 37,195 people in custody or the community and had a 33% vacancy rate at probation officer grade, despite improving staffing numbers. Inspectors identified weaknesses in assessment, planning, implementation, and review, alongside long-standing information-sharing problems with the Metropolitan Police. The report makes seven recommendations, including work to build practitioners’ confidence in professional curiosity and challenging conversations, and a national HMPPS approach to information sharing with police and children’s services.
Read the inspection findings here
NCJAA Members and Network News: Prison learners showcase work at Craft Festival Wales
Prison learners at HMP Parc and HMP Berwyn have created new work exploring craft, heritage, identity and creative careers through a partnership between Novus, QEST and Craft Festival Wales. Their work will be exhibited alongside established makers at Craft Festival Wales [11 September - 13 September | Cardigan Castle], giving learners the opportunity to share their creativity with festival audiences.
The project also introduces learners to craft as a potential route into employment after release, with participants working alongside practising craftspeople and exploring the skills and opportunities available within the creative industries.
NCJAA Members and Network News: Geese Theatre launches new Staging Recovery film
Geese Theatre Company’s Staging Recovery Ensemble has launched a new film to mark Overdose Awareness Day 2026. Staging Recovery works with people affected by addiction, using theatre and performance to support recovery, confidence and personal development.
The new film highlights the experiences and creativity of people involved in the programme and forms part of Geese Theatre’s wider work using the arts to support people affected by the criminal justice system and addiction.
NCJAA Members and Network News: Looking at Life exhibition showcases work by care-experienced young men
Looking at Life brings together visual art, collage and creative writing created over three years by care-experienced young men at HMP/YOI Deerbolt. The work was produced through Creative Aid, a partnership between Blue Cabin and Nepacs, with professional artists working alongside participants aged 18–25.
The exhibition will be the first time the work has been shown physically outside prison and will take place at The Horsfall in Manchester [14 October - 23 October | Manchester | free]
NCJAA Members and Network News: Clean Break reveals new artwork for Baby
Clean Break has revealed new artwork featuring Pearl Mackie for its forthcoming production Baby, written by Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti and co-produced with Brixton House. The one-woman play explores inequality, trauma and the criminal justice system through the life of its central character.
Baby will run at Brixton House [8 October - 31 October | London]
EVENT: Exhibition – Rock, Paper, Scissors
16 October – 29 November 2026 | Undercroft, Southbank Centre
This autumn, Koestler Arts returns to the Southbank Centre with its annual exhibition celebrating the creativity, talent and imagination of people in criminal justice settings. Rock, Paper, Scissors opens on 16 October in the Undercroft and presents artworks submitted to the 2026 Koestler Awards, the UK’s longest-running national arts awards programme for work made in prisons, secure hospitals, young offender institutions and by people on probation. More information here
EVENT: Transformations exhibition and panel explore the role of art in rehabilitation
Transformations showcases artwork created by men at HMP Coldingley, exploring creativity, dignity, hope, wellbeing and personal change. The exhibition brings work produced inside prison into a public space and invites audiences to consider the role creativity can play in rehabilitation [8 September - 19 October | Guildford Cathedral | free]
A related Transformative Power of Art panel will bring together prison practitioners, charity representatives and faith leaders to discuss how art can support rehabilitation and positive change [12 October | 18:00 - 20:00 | Guildford Cathedral | £5 / free for students and unwaged visitors]
EVENT: Woodhill
Woodhill is a documentary theatre and dance production based on the experiences of three families following deaths at HMP Woodhill. Created by LUNG and The North Wall, the production explores prison deaths, bereavement, institutional accountability and the wider crisis in prisons.
The production will be performed at The North Wall in Oxford [10 September - 11 September | 20:00 | Oxford | £12 - £20], before touring to Theatre Royal Wakefield [15 September | 19:30 | Wakefield]
EVENT: Craft Festival Wales prison learner showcase
Prison learners from HMP Parc and HMP Berwyn will have their creative work showcased publicly at Craft Festival Wales through a partnership between Novus and QEST [11 September - 13 September | Cardigan Castle]
The showcase brings work created in prison into a public arts setting and highlights craft as a route for creativity, skills development and future employment.
Event: Small Organisations Network Meeting
14 September | 15:30-16:45 | Online | Free
More information and booking here
Event: Women’s Network Forum: Influencing policy and creating change for women in the criminal justice system
15 September | 10:00-12:00 | Online | Free
More information and booking here
Event: Evidence-Gathering Roundtable for the Independent Statutory Regulation of Probation Practitioners
16 September | 10:00-11:30 | Online | Free
More information and booking here
Event: Wales Criminal Justice Forum
22 September | 13:30-15:00 | Online | Free
More information and booking here
Event: North East, Yorkshire and Humber Criminal Justice System Forum
30 September | 10:00-11:30 | Online | Free
More information and booking here
Event: Criminal Justice Forum South West and South Central
13 October | 10:00-11:30 | Online | Free
More information and booking here
Event: Clinks’ 28th Annual General Meeting (AGM)
11 November | 11:15-12:45 | Online | Free
More information and booking here
TRAINING
Training: Royal Literary Fund Workshops
NJCAA are delighted to continue our partnership with the Royal Literary Fund who are providing four more free workshops this year, as part of NCJAA’s professional development support to our network. You can book the first one now. Keep your eye on Clinks’ events page and social media for the others, usually advertised 6-8 weeks in advance:
Demonstrating Impact, with professional writer Heidi Williamson
17 September 2026 | 10:00-12:30 | Online | Free
Learn from a professional writer how to tell the story of what your organisation or project does in a compelling, human and structured way.
Less is More: Write Better Reports, with professional writer Nathalie Abi-Ezzi
7 December 2026 | 10:00-12:00 | Online | Free
Everyone has to write them, and most of us dread it. This workshop gives your report writing a re-boost and refresh, with a secret, simple structural tool you’ll be delighted to discover.
Tell Better Stories; Writing Case Studies, with professional writer Clare Shaw
19 February 2027 | 10:00-12:00 | Online | Free
This workshop will help you identify the key elements of a case study, tone and style for different audiences and above all, tell more human stories that your audience will be gripped by!
Training: Geese Theatre Company online information session
Geese Theatre Company is hosting an online information session introducing its methodology and use of theatre and drama in prisons, probation and other criminal justice and social welfare settings [23 September | 11:00 | online]
Led by a senior practitioner, the session will include filmed examples of Geese’s work, an introduction to the theory behind its approach and an opportunity to ask questions. The sessions are aimed at artists, criminal justice professionals, people with lived experience, commissioners, students and researchers.
Training: Introduction to Theatre in Criminal Justice Settings
Clean Break and Geese Theatre Company are jointly delivering a day-long masterclass introducing theatre practitioners and criminal justice professionals to two established approaches to delivering theatre in criminal justice settings [22 October | London]
Led by the Artistic Directors of both organisations, the training will explore practical methods, facilitation approaches and considerations for using theatre with people in contact with the criminal justice system.
Training: Creative Facilitation
Clean Break’s Creative Facilitation is a one-day training course exploring how to create safe, creative and transformative spaces for women experiencing challenging or vulnerable circumstances. The training draws on Clean Break’s trauma-informed practice and is aimed at groupworkers, facilitators, theatre makers and frontline practitioners who want to bring creativity into their work.
The course covers safer spaces, boundary setting, inclusive and anti-oppressive practice, responding to challenging situations and creative exercises designed to support women’s confidence and potential. A limited number of bursary places are available for people with direct personal experience of the criminal justice system.
Training: Rewriting Justice
Clean Break’s Rewriting Justice is a one-day training course for theatre artists, playwrights, facilitators and criminal justice professionals interested in delivering playwriting workshops in prisons and community settings. The course explores how Clean Break uses playwriting to build skills and confidence for women in criminal justice settings, alongside practical exercises, best practice for working creatively with adults in vulnerable circumstances and the challenges of working in prisons.
A limited number of bursary places are available for people with direct personal experience of the criminal justice system.
Training: Leading With Kindness
Clean Break’s Leading With Kindness training explores how to develop trauma-informed practice across arts, culture and community settings. The session is designed to build participants’ skills, strategies and confidence for working safely and sensitively with trauma, drawing on Clean Break’s decades of experience working creatively with women affected by the criminal justice system.
The training covers what trauma is, the social context of trauma, how to implement trauma-informed practice and how practitioners can look after themselves when working with trauma. It is suitable for artists, facilitators, theatre makers, HR professionals, arts administrators, front-of-house staff and others responsible for participant, staff or audience care.
Webinar: Reframing Masculinity and the Justice System: Evidence Review Webinar
14 September | 11:00-12:00 | Online | Free
More information and booking here
Training: Clinks Working and volunteering in prisons training
17 September | 10:00-13:00 | Online | From £95
More information and booking here
Training: Clinks Navigating the criminal justice system training
15 October | 09:30-12:30 | Online | £75
More information and booking here
Want to post a vacancy?
Clinks members can post job and volunteer vacancies on our Jobs Board for free.
Full instructions for uploading a vacancy can be found here. For assistance, email membership@clinks.org
Vacancy: Restorative Justice for All (RJ4All) Head of Impact & Research - RJ4ALL Deadline - rolling
Want to post a vacancy? Clinks members can post job and volunteer vacancies on our Jobs Board for free. Full instructions for uploading a vacancy can be found here. For assistance, email membership@clinks.org
Publication: Inside South Africa’s prisons where art is giving inmates a second chance
South Africa is increasingly turning to creative rehabilitation as part of a broader effort to reduce repeat offending, equip people in prison with practical skills and prepare them for life beyond prison walls. More info here
Publication: Changemakers' Guide to Prison Arts Programming - Bridging the Gap
Changemakers’ Guide to Prison Arts Programming explores practical tips and stories from the field about developing arts programs for incarcerated individuals. This book is based on more than ten years of experience, during which Annie Buckley developed two in-depth programs with prisons in California, with a focus on one, Prison Arts Collective, which has brought arts programming to over 10,000 people since 2013. More info here
Publication: Navigating the Arts-in-Corrections Research Landscape
This article presents a brief history of arts and arts programs in criminal justice settings followed by an account of research into the field. It ends with a discussion of two bibliographies which make research easily accessible to a wide audience can be used by a diverse audience of stakeholders to promote the case for arts-in-corrections research. More info here
Publication: Captive Arts: Curating the curious symbiosis between the arts and imprisonment
This project seeks to conduct the first empirical investigation of artists in English prisons. Its main research question is: who are prisoner artists and how does the experience of imprisonment shape their identity, artistic outputs and their reception within and beyond prison walls? More info here
Publication: Charity using art to help rehabilitate inmates
People at HMP Erlestoke, in Wiltshire, have created their own artwork as part of the Prison Art Project scheme which is supported by homeless charity ALABARÉ. More info here
Publication: Incarcerated
This is what the future used to look like. Dozens of prisons were built in the UK between 1842 and 1877; over 30 of them remain in use today. For over 20 years Andy Aitchison, the UK’s foremost prison photographer, has photographed behind the walls. Incarcerated is his unique exploration of how this Victorian prison infrastructure has persisted, and what these old buildings mean for the people who live and work inside. More info here
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