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July, not June. But still.#JaneKenyon

Cyril Connolly asked Wystan Auden to write a poem that would make him cry. Here is the poem. It has perhaps the greatest ending to a poem ever. It also (always) feels timely.

"I think that the proposal that the Howard League and Lord Thomas have come up with is certainly worthy of careful consideration." A former Justice Secretary discusses recommendations put forward by our working group to end the IPP scandal: independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/…

OK, we need to talk about sentencing. howardleague.org/what-is-senten…

How can we solve the crisis in our prisons? A thread committees.parliament.uk/committee/519/…

Fantastic to see #NorthSeaPoets Niall Campbell and Karen Solie make the shortlist 👏

Urgent Notification for Pentonville to Shabana Mahmood MP 👉130 illegally held after release day and 10 let out early in the last 6 months 👉new arrivals with no pillows, bedding or cutlery 👉44% men said they were frightened 👉22 hour bang up for most men 👉3 suicides in 2025

After weeks of pay talks we have reached a dead end. No formal offer, indication any offer would be well below the claim. Napo has no choice now but to ballot for strike action Napo the Union

“As report cards go, such a dire account of dysfunction in Pentonville instils little confidence that ministers have a grip of the situation.” Our response to the Pentonville prison inspection, covered by the Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/1…

I am very, very sorry to hear this. A long time ago, when I had just joined The Howard League, I met Malcolm and, apropos of nothing, he said to me: "you write extremely good press releases, Andrew". It made my month.

Ten more years of injustice: Figures lay bare scale of IPP scandal The latest IPP annual report shows at current rates it will be another decade until the remaining IPP prisoners are freed - the government must do more. With Alicja Hagopian independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/…

A treasured possession. 'Black Spiders' (1982) by Kathleen Jamie. Possibly the only poet I know of who shares my interest in the 5,000-year-old Caiy Stane. undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/edinburgh/caiy…

NEW: We have begun legal proceedings in the High Court to challenge the government’s decision to authorise the use of PAVA spray in prisons holding children. Read more: howardleague.org/news/howard-le…

We're working to end the detention of people on IPP and 'two-strike' prison sentences. Find out why thousands of people are still in prison serving sentences that were abolished many years ago: howardleague.org/what-are-ipp-s…

PENALTIES! And ABROAD! A salute to England's women. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

"That any prison would report such poor standards is shocking, but to read of such standards in an institution holding children is inexcusable." ➡️Our latest blog from Legal Director, Gemma Abbott, on failures at Werrington and why PAVA is not the answer: howardleague.org/blog/pava-will…

“Prisons cannot go on like this. It is unconscionable to see the huge rise in deaths in custody, as well as continued spikes in self-harm and in assaults." A staggering 401 people died in prison in the last year. Read our response to the Ministry of Justice's safety in custody stats:

"This is a truly shocking report and children at Oakhill have been profoundly failed." Oakhill has been issued its second Urgent Notification after inspectors found serious and systemic failures. The prison holds children as young as 12. Read our response: