Law
Am I a modern slave?
24 September 2020 Lyn Caballero describes her experiences as a migrant domestic worker and explains why domestic workers are campaigning for immigration policy change
Talking back to Shakespeare: theatre in women’s prisons
26 August 2020 Shakespeare’s women can alert us to alternative stories – if we listen to them. In ‘talking back’ to the Bard we can change our own stories, says Charlotte Scott
Solitary punishment in Young Offenders Institutions
21 July 2020 Annahita Moradi assesses the UK’s continued separation of children in custody
Prison profits over healthcare
14 July 2020 Private prisons are bad for prisoners’ health, writes Isaac Ricca-Richardson, but state control is little better while neoliberalism still holds sway
Reversing the flow
10 July 2020 To undo prison culture, we need to reverse exclusionary, utilitarian, capitalist culture. This includes dismantling the school to prison pipeline, argues Ewa Jasiewicz
From the US to the UK: shared legacies of black struggle
3 June 2020 Far too often, we think of police brutality in the US as exceptional. Families on both sides of the Atlantic tell stories that prove otherwise. Black Britain must be heard, writes Wail Qasim
Immigration detention and the politics of Covid-19
2 June 2020 The response to the pandemic has allowed us to imagine a world without immigration detention centres, writes Rachel Harger
Reporting conditions for migrants are excessive and punitive
12 March 2019 They make the Hostile Environment even more hostile, writes Mishka
From borders to prisons: the politics of abolition
30 December 2018 An abolitionist politics seeks to end the violence of the state in systems like prison and immigration detention, and build towards a world without them, write Ru Kaur and Ali Tamlit
Prison is not the answer
25 September 2018 A humane society shouldn't be caging up vulnerable people. Jasmine Ahmed of CAPE (Community Action on Prison Expansion) argues for radical alternatives.
Young Londoners take over the tube highlight the school to prison pipeline
6 September 2018 The school-to-prison pipeline can lock vulnerable students into permanent poverty, reports Kennedy Walker
It’s time to shut down Yarl’s Wood detention centre
16 May 2017 Hundreds of people surrounded the fences this weekend. Hera Lorandos spoke to women who have suffered inside.
Secrets and spies of Scotland Yard
23 March 2017 A new Espionage Act threatens whistleblowers and journalists, writes Sarah Kavanagh
Blue lines
1 April 2015 Bail conditions are being used to restrict the right to protest, writes Fanny Malinen
Gerry Conlon: A thirst for justice
1 August 2014 Eamonn McCann reflects on the life of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four, who became a fighter for justice
A world without prisons
25 September 2013 Inmates in California began a hunger strike in July, sparking renewed debate about the use of solitary confinement in US prisons. Nicole Vosper offers a personal response and a vision for a world beyond bars
No truck with legal aid reform
8 July 2013 New government plans would see representation of legal aid recipients handed to firms such as G4S and even trucking company Eddie Stobart, says Danny Chivers
Injustice in court
4 July 2013 The extension of secret courts and devastating cuts to legal aid show the government’s contempt for the British justice system, says Jon Robins
Family attack: The truth about the right to family life
10 June 2012 As Theresa May launches a high-profile attack on the right to family life, Kate Blagojevic looks at what the rights she wants to remove really mean
Caught in the dragnet
24 May 2012 The controversial legal notion of ‘joint enterprise’ is being used against protesters and alleged gang members alike. Jon Robins reports
Right to speak: whistleblowers and the law
6 December 2011 One question screams out following the phone hacking scandal: why didn’t anyone other than brave Sean Hoare blow the whistle? By Jon Robins
After the anger: how do we respond to the riots?
14 October 2011 Glenn Jenkins tells Donald Morrison how Marsh Farm estate in Luton got organised after riots there
Legal looting: the Swiss banks deal
13 October 2011 Tax justice expert Richard Murphy investigates a deal with Swiss bankers to protect tax evaders
Salford riots: ‘We need to show a better way’
13 October 2011 Richard Goulding reports on the community’s response to the riots in Salford
Ritz justice
13 September 2011 A bill going through parliament threatens to make access to justice a right available only to the rich. Jon Robins reports
Justice as rough as ever
18 July 2011 Miscarriages of justice are still shockingly common, but 20 years after the release of the Birmingham Six, the issue isn’t fashionable any more. Jon Robins reports
Big Society brings little aid
22 May 2011 Jon Robins investigates what the cuts will mean for the vital advice that Citizens Advice Bureaux provide
Toxic state
1 February 2011 Fiona Bawdon reports on the aftermath of the ‘ricin trial’
Falling down the justice gap
12 December 2010 Jon Robins looks at the troubled state of our legal aid system
A hard case
12 December 2010 Liz Davies looks at initiatives to rescue legal aid
Centres in a storm
12 December 2010 Steven Hynes says law centres are under threat
Law for all
12 December 2010 Jon Robins lays the ground for some new thinking on legal aid
‘No fat cats’
12 December 2010 Veteran human rights lawyers, campaigners and trade unionists on why legal aid matters
Mind the gap
16 June 2010 It was the 40th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act in May, but Jon Robins finds there's still a long way to go before equal pay becomes a reality
The Billy-no-mates service
7 May 2010 It's tricky defending a public service in these straitened times when it sounds like a charity appeal for lawyers. Instead of legal aid, let's talk about 'access to justice', says Jon Robins, and ensure that people get it
Hope for the innocent
8 February 2010 The Criminal Cases Review Commission was established 13 years ago in response to a crisis of public faith in the criminal justice system as a result of a series of miscarriages of justice. But is it doing the job it was set up for? Jon Robins reports
An ability to persuade
21 December 2009 From the Birmingham Six to the family of Jean Charles de Menezes, radical barrister Michael Mansfield has represented them all. Jon Robins interviews him as he takes a break from his high-profile legal career
Enforced destitution
1 December 2009 Frances Webber investigates the Home Office's policy of imposing poverty on those seeking asylum in Britain
A radical alternative to prison?
15 November 2009 The community justice centre in Liverpool has been called a more enlightened approach to dealing with crime. Jon Robins investigates if, and how, it works
Asylum watch: Losing the plot
31 August 2009 The treatment of 12 students branded as terrorists despite no evidence being laid against them has aroused widespread anger. A campaign on their behalf is gaining momentum across the country, writes Frances Webber
Guilty as not charged
3 June 2009 Hicham Yezza, a student at the University of Nottingham, was cleared of all charges after his arrest for 'terrorism' - but now faces deportation anyway. Prison officials are blocking Red Pepper's attempts to contact him, but Andy Bowman spoke to two of his close friends about the case
Asylum watch: Now what?
23 March 2009 Labour says it is planning to 'simplify' immigration legislation. Frances Webber argues that its real agenda is to subvert human rights and give more power to the state
Torture at Angola prison
5 February 2009 President Obama promises to close Guantanamo, but Lousiana court proceedings in the Angola Five case expose brutality closer to home, reports Jordan Flaherty
