FAREWELL TO BOB TURNEY: our tribute to the brilliant probation officer, prolific writer, and powerful advocate to prison reform READ MORE

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The Longford Blog is an all-year-round conversation – about, amongst other things, prison, the criminal justice system, and what a difference education can make in turning (prison) sentences into degrees as our Longford scholars are all doing. This Blog page is an opportunity for our scholars (like Gavin, pictured above) who are at the heart of what we do - as well as our mentors and others involved in the scholarship programme - to share first-hand experiences and ideas for change.

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Saints & Sinners: a pilgrimage in Lippiano

Author: | 17 Nov 2025

Our recent graduate in creative writing WS Pendray marked completing his licence by attending the prestigious ‘Haven for Stories’ writers’ retreat in Umbria thanks to… Read More

Two women and two men smiling and talking live on a theatre stage

Does your sentence end when you leave prison?

Author: | 4 Nov 2025

It was a wonderful evening at the Apollo Theatre in London on Tuesday 28 October when, after a performance of Punch, based on the memoir… Read More

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‘The week I learned to cry’

Author: | 4 Nov 2025

Our recent graduate Douglas Edgar has just returned from a prestigious writers’ retreat at Villa Pia in Umbria, made possible by one of our travelling… Read More

Evidence and compassion: what is needed in our post-truth era

Author: | 13 Oct 2025

Listening to Robert Jenrick giving his speech to the Conservative Party Conference as Shadow Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor, our law scholar Chris Walters was… Read More

Turning Sentences Into Degrees