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The Transform Justice podcast throws light on the hidden corners of the criminal justice system. Each episode, we focus on one aspect of the justice system and ask if it’s fair and what can...
In July 2024, a tragic attack in Southport claimed the lives of Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe, and Alice da Silva Aguiar and irreparably ha...
Are court staff welcoming? Can defendants participate effectively? How is anyone supposed to follow legal jargon? We're back with more insig...
When someone commits a sexual offence, the punishment often extends far beyond the sentence—shaping their lives, and the lives of those arou...
Restorative justice is one of the most powerful - and least understood - parts of the justice system. Proven to satisfy victims and slash re...
2025 was a busy year in justice policy. In this episode, Penelope and Rob reflect on the reforms, debates and missed opportunities that shap...
Sharing a cell built for one, fearing for your safety, and freezing through the winter—are these really the right conditions for rehabilitat...
What happens when the government turns protest into a crime? New laws aren’t just tightening the rules, they’re redefining who gets to speak...
The sentence of imprisonment for public protection was outlawed in 2012, but more than 1,000 people are still serving indefinite sentences i...
Women are the fastest-growing prison population globally, but most offend to survive or to protect their children. In this episode, our host...
Please note that this episode discusses suicide and self harm. Should someone with schizophrenia stand trial? Can they be held responsible f...
Ten years ago, the Single Justice Procedure (SJP) was introduced to make the magistrates’ courts more efficient. Designed to handle minor of...
Custody is supposed to be used as a last resort when a child gets in trouble. But that's not always the case. In this episode, our hosts are...
The long-awaited final report of David Gauke's sentencing review was published on 22nd May 2025. In this episode, Penelope and Rob are joine...
Does equality before the law mean treating everyone the same? Sparks have flown in recent weeks as Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood and Lord...
It's estimated that 50% of people in prison are neurodivergent, compared to around 15% of the general population. But why? In this episode,...
More than 70,000 cases ranging from drug possession to rape are currently waiting to be heard in the crown court. This backlog is leaving vi...
Prison is intended to punish wrongdoing. But all too often it's not just the person on the inside who's punished, but those on the outside t...
Though rare, children as young as 10 can be tried in criminal court in England and Wales. But are the courts up to the task of dealing with...
Louise Haigh recently stepped down from government after a decade-old fraud case resurfaced. She is one of the 1 in 4 working age people in...
The government has just announced an independent review of sentencing to be carried out by former Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, Dav...
Lawyers and judges are the gatekeepers of our justice system. But the Post Office scandal has forced many to ask: are they the ethical backb...
The criminal justice system is bursting at the seams. But why is it so hard to fix this system in crisis? In this episode, Rob and Penelope...
England and Wales is one of a tiny number of jurisdictions worldwide in which lay people sit in judgement of their peers. Some argue that ma...
The US has guns, we have knives. Knife crime is often at the centre of our dialogue around crime, public safety, and urban youth culture. Bu...
With a general election just around the corner, all eyes are on the parties’ plans for a new government. In this special election episode, o...
Last year, 82 volunteers armed with booklets, pens and a desire to see justice in action took to London's magistrates' courts and observed o...
No one wants to be a victim of a scam, especially in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis. Yet, whether it's phishing, benefit fraud, insura...
There are now more than 200,000 people on probation across England and Wales. The original duties of a probation officer were clear-cut: 'ad...
With prisons projected to hold 94,000 people by March 2025, and new miscarriages of justice emerging each week, it's clear our justice syste...
It is estimated that over half the prison population is neurodivergent, including people who are autistic or have ADHD or a brain injury. Is...
This episode was recorded in October 2023. Tens of thousands of people are released from prison each year in England and Wales - but many of...
Content warning: this episode discusses reporting and court processes for sexual abuse. No graphic descriptions of sexual abuse are included...
Many of our political leaders seem hell-bent on increasing conviction rates as well as sentence lengths for many crimes. But why? In this ep...
The wrongful conviction of Andrew Malkinson has been making headlines since summer. But did you know that more than 1,500 potential miscarri...
Problem-solving courts have long been hailed as a progressive alternative to traditional punishment. In theory, these experimental courtroom...
In this experimental episode of the Transform Justice podcast, hosts Penelope and Rob ask each other questions about their areas of expertis...
Abundant evidence shows that the criminal justice system disproportionately impacts minoritised communities, and many reports have made reco...
PLEASE NOTE: This episode contains detailed and sometimes graphic descriptions of domestic abuse. Although public awareness of domestic abus...
Should asking for 50p or feeding pigeons land you in prison? In this episode we discuss anti-social behaviour injunctions, and the harsh out...
There are wonderful success stories of people using time in prison to pursue education, learn new skills, and even earn degrees. But the rea...
"Justice must not only be done, but must also be seen to be done." Lord Hewart's oft-quoted phrase is just as relevant almost 100 years on....
The notorious Post Office scandal saw a thousand people falsely accused of theft or false accounting because of a known computer system bug....
More than 12 million people in England and Wales have a criminal record, many for old or minor offences. The vast majority have already move...
Most crime has gone down in recent years, but police have been criticised for not resolving more of the crime that does happen. In this epis...
In this episode. we discuss different ways of resolving crime without going to court and ask why these methods are little used or understood...
Should parents be prosecuted when their children miss school? Stories of term-time holidays dominate the news on this subject, but in this e...
Can someone be convicted of murder if they weren't the one who wielded the knife? According to the legal doctrine known as joint enterprise,...
This week rather than talking about people accused or suspected of rule breaking, we ask why most people comply with rules and regulations m...
It may sound like the plot of a Dickens novel, but there are children in the UK who are coerced by adults into performing criminal activity...
The number of hate crimes recorded by police in England & Wales rose by over a quarter from 2021 to 2022. At the same time, some politicians...