Balancing Legitimacies: Efficiency, Fairness and the Transformation of Parole Oral Hearings
Decisions about parole are a key part of an effective Justice system.
When Parole hearings moved online as a result of Covid, User Voice partnered with Sheffield Hallam University researchers to help scrutinise what the impacts of this change are currently on the prison system and crucially those affected by it.
WHAT STARTS IN THE CLASSROOM DOESN’T NEED TO END UP IN THE COURTROOM
Marcia Brown, one of our Lived Experience Consultants at User Voice shares what Black History month means to her, how it is firmly connected to the Criminal Justice system and what needs to change.
Inside Voices: The Power of Independent Prison Councils
Powerful words from Ex Prison Council member Jamie Dale about the important role of independence when facilitating Prison Councils, alongside what he achieved whilst in prison and since release.
From incarceration to leadership – How I turned my life around
Samira, our Training and Development Manager shares her journey of strength and resilience in the face of multiple challenges.
User Voice releases Peer Research Manifesto
Using our 15 years of Peer Research experience our staff have written a manifesto to ensure it is fair
User Voice responds to Independent Sentencing Review
We respond to David Gauke’s recommendations for sentencing reform.
User Voice responds to Shabana Mahmood’s Recall Review Announcement
We welcome the move to release people recalled to prison after 28 days without requiring a parole board decision, but 28 days is still long enough to lose a job and a home.
Blog: Why people in prison need more carrots and fewer sticks
Our CEO writes about our latest council meeting in HMP Peterborough.
User Voice releases 2024 Impact Report
User Voice releases Impact Report for 2024.
User Voice releases strategy for 2025-28
User Voice releases new 3 year strategy.