JUSTICE with prison philanthropist Edwina Grosvenor

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 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....

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 w...

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 se...

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 perc...

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...

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 als...

Festive Special 2019 #AllIWant4Xmas with…Noel Williams and Kate Paradine In 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....

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, coac...

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...

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. H...

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 Direct...

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 mul...

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 t...

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 i...

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...

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 beco...

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...

In our latest episode Edwina speaks to police inspector and mental health advocate, Inspector Michael Brown, OBE, West Midlands Police. Until very recently Michael was the Mental Health Coordinator for the College of Policing and National Police Chiefs’ Council. His award winning blog mentalhealthcop.wordpress.com  explores policing, mental health and criminal justice.. You can follow him on...

Marian Partington’s deep interest in healing threads through her work as a homœopath for thirty years, in prisons and schools as a story teller and facilitator for The Forgiveness Project since 2005, and as a writer. Her book  If You Sit Very Still offers ‘an extraordinary story of inner movement and growth’ (Rowan Williams) as she engages fiercely with the traumatic loss of her sister Lucy w...

In her early twenties, Alexandra was raped. Seven years on, we hear her story and learn how she was treated by the criminal justice system once her case was brought to court.  If you have been a victim of rape, there are many places you can go for help.  These include Rape Crisis:  https://rapecrisis.org.uk For help and information about support available including IDSVAs – Ind...

Edwina is joined by author, newspaper columnist and wine expert Helen McGinn, whose younger brother Tim was murdered in London in 2002. Helen’s website and blog can be found here: www.knackeredmotherswineclub.com/ This podcast is created and produced by The London Podcast Company and Pencil Agency . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we report live from the first ever One Small Thing Conference – Working With Trauma - held in Leeds in March 2019. With keynote speeches from Dr Stephanie Covington and Dr Karen Treisman, the conference brought together a range of experts and practitioners to share ideas, knowledge and network together about #workingwithtrauma Thanks to all who came and chatted to us in the po...

In this episode Edwina explores the language of criminology with Penelope Gibbs, a champion of improvements to the UK justice system and the founder of charity organisation Transform Justice .  Transform Justice Twitter: @PenelopeGibbs2 One Small Thing Twitter: @OSTCharity This podcast series is recorded, produced and edited by The London Podcast Company & Pencil Agency . Hosted on Acast....

In this week’s episode, Edwina goes through the gates of Brixton Prison to explore how it's prisoner-staffed restaurant, The Clink , is bringing reoffending rates down and changing lives for the better. Created by thelondonpodcast.company Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.