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Mel Stooks recently featured alongside Angus Jones from HMIP on the latest Transform Justice podcast episode. The episode offers insight into the realities faced by children in the youth justice system and the challenges in ensuring custody is only used where absolutely necessary. Listen below.

💡New Insight 💡 Shoplifting is on the rise. What's the best method of dealing with it? Ella Thomson draws on observations from the @courtwatchldn.bsky.social project to explore how police, courts & govt could go about tackling this issue. Read it now!⬇️ www.transformjustice.org.uk/news-insight...

How do short custodial remands impact children? @melstooks.bsky.social, who has worked with many children facing pre-trial imprisonment, talks us through how it can be damaging. 🎧Listen to the full episode here: pod.fo/e/41fbb1 #TransformJusticePodcast #Childremand

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Why are so many children remanded to custody that don’t need to be there? Angus Jones (@hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social) & Mel Stooks (@gtssolicitors.bsky.social) discuss the impact of custody, however brief, & how to stop unnecessary child remand. 🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/41fbb1

Could you be our new research and policy officer? We're seeking a new addition to our small but mighty team working for a fairer, more open and compassionate justice system. ✍️Apply by 26 June 🗣️Interviews 15-17 July 💴Salary £29-32k ⬇️Full details: www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/transfo...

@hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social found that 34% of children held on remand are there for seven days are less - but if it's only for up to seven days, what's the harm? Angus Jones of HMIP explains on the newest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast ⬇️ 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: pod.fo/e/41fbb1

💡New Insight 💡 Fionnuala Ratcliffe explores the new report by @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social focusing on children on short-term remand. What's causing these children to be remanded to custody, why is it an issue, and what can be done to solve this problem? www.transformjustice.org.uk/news-insight...

Reforming our criminal records system Penelope Gibbs guest blogs on reforming our criminal record system for childhood offences. #Fairchecks via @transformjustice.bsky.social & @unlockcharity.bsky.social www.russellwebster.com/reforming-ou...

⌛️ 2 weeks to go until our webinar with @transformjustice.bsky.social “Resolving crime without court: lessons from practice”. 🕛 12pm-1pm 🗓️ 17 June 2026 📍 Online Get your ticket below 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/resolving-...

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