Jon Collins
@jonbcollins.bsky.social
Chief Executive of Prisoners’ Education Trust (@prisonersed.bsky.social) and criminal justice nerd.
Radiohead at the O2 were…ok. They have amazing songs, obviously, and are amazing musicians. And bits of it were brilliant. But overall I found it a tiny bit frustrating and bits of it were, as I overheard one person describing it, just noise.
November 26, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Radiohead at the O2 were…ok. They have amazing songs, obviously, and are amazing musicians. And bits of it were brilliant. But overall I found it a tiny bit frustrating and bits of it were, as I overheard one person describing it, just noise.
Starsailor last night at the Forum in Kentish Town. I last saw them 20+ years ago, and haven’t thought about them that much since then, but they were great and it was a really fun gig.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Starsailor last night at the Forum in Kentish Town. I last saw them 20+ years ago, and haven’t thought about them that much since then, but they were great and it was a really fun gig.
Good to see this recommendation on increasing access to education and training in today’s Justice Select Committee report on drugs in prison.
committees.parliament.uk/committee/10...
committees.parliament.uk/committee/10...
October 31, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Good to see this recommendation on increasing access to education and training in today’s Justice Select Committee report on drugs in prison.
committees.parliament.uk/committee/10...
committees.parliament.uk/committee/10...
Good to see @feweek.bsky.social covering the recent @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social report on child custody.
Young people are spending far too much time in their cell and not enough time in classrooms or doing other positive activities.
Young people are spending far too much time in their cell and not enough time in classrooms or doing other positive activities.
September 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Good to see @feweek.bsky.social covering the recent @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social report on child custody.
Young people are spending far too much time in their cell and not enough time in classrooms or doing other positive activities.
Young people are spending far too much time in their cell and not enough time in classrooms or doing other positive activities.
Good to see the Law Society calling for more investment in prison education in their response to the Sentencing Bill.
www.lawsociety.org.uk/contact-or-v...
www.lawsociety.org.uk/contact-or-v...
September 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Good to see the Law Society calling for more investment in prison education in their response to the Sentencing Bill.
www.lawsociety.org.uk/contact-or-v...
www.lawsociety.org.uk/contact-or-v...
(Apparently even the MoJ doesn’t know…)
September 15, 2025 at 7:20 AM
(Apparently even the MoJ doesn’t know…)
I see that Jake Richards is also joining (possibly replacing Nic Dakin?).
September 8, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I see that Jake Richards is also joining (possibly replacing Nic Dakin?).
Good to see innovative things - in this case a workshop teaching people to build bikes out of bamboo - happening in prisons despite all the current challenges. And also good to see the value of family connections being realised.
www.ft.com/content/6ebe...
www.ft.com/content/6ebe...
September 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Good to see innovative things - in this case a workshop teaching people to build bikes out of bamboo - happening in prisons despite all the current challenges. And also good to see the value of family connections being realised.
www.ft.com/content/6ebe...
www.ft.com/content/6ebe...
Good to have the opportunity to give evidence to the London Assembly’s Economy, Culture and Skills Committee for their inquiry on employment for people leaving prison.
Thank you to @hinabokharild.bsky.social for the invitation.
You can watch the session at webcasts.london.gov.uk/Assembly/Eve...
Thank you to @hinabokharild.bsky.social for the invitation.
You can watch the session at webcasts.london.gov.uk/Assembly/Eve...
July 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Good to have the opportunity to give evidence to the London Assembly’s Economy, Culture and Skills Committee for their inquiry on employment for people leaving prison.
Thank you to @hinabokharild.bsky.social for the invitation.
You can watch the session at webcasts.london.gov.uk/Assembly/Eve...
Thank you to @hinabokharild.bsky.social for the invitation.
You can watch the session at webcasts.london.gov.uk/Assembly/Eve...
Lots of good sense in today's report on prisons from the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee, including this recommendation on education provision.
committees.parliament.uk/work/8565/pr...
committees.parliament.uk/work/8565/pr...
July 16, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Lots of good sense in today's report on prisons from the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee, including this recommendation on education provision.
committees.parliament.uk/work/8565/pr...
committees.parliament.uk/work/8565/pr...
Predictably downbeat overview of purposeful activity in @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social annual report.
But it also picks out some bright spots, eg links with employers at Hatfield + Kirklevington Grange and reading at Rye Hill + Standford Hill.
hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/chief-i...
But it also picks out some bright spots, eg links with employers at Hatfield + Kirklevington Grange and reading at Rye Hill + Standford Hill.
hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/chief-i...
July 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Predictably downbeat overview of purposeful activity in @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social annual report.
But it also picks out some bright spots, eg links with employers at Hatfield + Kirklevington Grange and reading at Rye Hill + Standford Hill.
hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/chief-i...
But it also picks out some bright spots, eg links with employers at Hatfield + Kirklevington Grange and reading at Rye Hill + Standford Hill.
hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/chief-i...
Lana Del Rey at Wembley last night. A bit uneven, but the highs (Video Games, Born to Die, Young and Beautiful, Tunnel Under Ocean Boulevard) were great and a cover of Take Me Home, Country Roads was an unexpectedly fun closer.
July 5, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Lana Del Rey at Wembley last night. A bit uneven, but the highs (Video Games, Born to Die, Young and Beautiful, Tunnel Under Ocean Boulevard) were great and a cover of Take Me Home, Country Roads was an unexpectedly fun closer.
I'm really looking forward to Euro 2025 and this is great by @jonathanliew.bsky.social.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
July 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I'm really looking forward to Euro 2025 and this is great by @jonathanliew.bsky.social.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Back at Pulp for a second time last night.* Absolutely brilliant, and a chance to really enjoy some of the less well known songs alongside the hits! And l loved Sunset as a slow, gentle finish after the high of Common People.
(* I’m not a superfan, I’m just not very organised.)
(* I’m not a superfan, I’m just not very organised.)
June 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Back at Pulp for a second time last night.* Absolutely brilliant, and a chance to really enjoy some of the less well known songs alongside the hits! And l loved Sunset as a slow, gentle finish after the high of Common People.
(* I’m not a superfan, I’m just not very organised.)
(* I’m not a superfan, I’m just not very organised.)
First gig of the year last night, seeing the mighty Pulp at the O2. The new songs sounded great, nobody dances quite like Jarvis, and Disco 2000 may be the best live song there is.
June 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
First gig of the year last night, seeing the mighty Pulp at the O2. The new songs sounded great, nobody dances quite like Jarvis, and Disco 2000 may be the best live song there is.
Support for earned release - and recognition of the challenges caused by current limitations in prison regimes - from the Prison Officers’ Association.
www.spectator.co.uk/article/head...
www.spectator.co.uk/article/head...
June 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Support for earned release - and recognition of the challenges caused by current limitations in prison regimes - from the Prison Officers’ Association.
www.spectator.co.uk/article/head...
www.spectator.co.uk/article/head...
Good letter in @thetimes.com on Saturday arguing for more funding for education and training in prison.
www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...
www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...
May 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Good letter in @thetimes.com on Saturday arguing for more funding for education and training in prison.
www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...
www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...
Good to see recognition in this @dailymail.co.uk article of the role that education in prison played in supporting Travis Beckford to turn his life around.
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba...
April 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Good to see recognition in this @dailymail.co.uk article of the role that education in prison played in supporting Travis Beckford to turn his life around.
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba...
Snippet in The Times about the 'Future Prison Leaders Programme', a new three-year leadership programme for the prison service.
Details at: prisonandprobationjobs.gov.uk/roles-at-hmp...
Details at: prisonandprobationjobs.gov.uk/roles-at-hmp...
April 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Snippet in The Times about the 'Future Prison Leaders Programme', a new three-year leadership programme for the prison service.
Details at: prisonandprobationjobs.gov.uk/roles-at-hmp...
Details at: prisonandprobationjobs.gov.uk/roles-at-hmp...
Typically bleak interview with Charlie Taylor in @thehousemag.bsky.social on the state of prisons, including this snippet on education.
But also more praise for Oakwood and some suggestions on the benefits of more governor autonomy alongside more training.
www.politicshome.com/thehouse/art...
But also more praise for Oakwood and some suggestions on the benefits of more governor autonomy alongside more training.
www.politicshome.com/thehouse/art...
January 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Typically bleak interview with Charlie Taylor in @thehousemag.bsky.social on the state of prisons, including this snippet on education.
But also more praise for Oakwood and some suggestions on the benefits of more governor autonomy alongside more training.
www.politicshome.com/thehouse/art...
But also more praise for Oakwood and some suggestions on the benefits of more governor autonomy alongside more training.
www.politicshome.com/thehouse/art...
An update by Lord Timpson on his first few months as prisons ministers and the importance of focusing on employment after release.
Good to see the focus on skills and a mention of the need to improve access to education and training.
newfuturesnetwork.gov.uk/reflections-...
Good to see the focus on skills and a mention of the need to improve access to education and training.
newfuturesnetwork.gov.uk/reflections-...
January 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
An update by Lord Timpson on his first few months as prisons ministers and the importance of focusing on employment after release.
Good to see the focus on skills and a mention of the need to improve access to education and training.
newfuturesnetwork.gov.uk/reflections-...
Good to see the focus on skills and a mention of the need to improve access to education and training.
newfuturesnetwork.gov.uk/reflections-...