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Trevor Grove JP

Trevor Grove JP Trevor Grove JP (Chairman of the Board), is a freelance writer and serving magistrate whose journalistic career has included working for the Spectator, the London Evening Standard and the Observer. He was Deputy Editor of the Daily Telegraph and Editor of the Sunday Telegraph. He is the author of two books about the criminal justice system, the Juryman's Tale and The Magistrate's Tale, both based on his personal experiences




Geoff Hughes

Geoff Hughes Geoff Hughes spent 27 years in the Prison Service before retiring in 2008. During his HMP career he was the Governor of HMP Belmarsh, Cardiff and Drake Hall and served for 4 years as an inspector with HM Inspectorate of Prisons. A Founder member of the Prison Governors’ Association, Member of Penal Reform International and a Member of the Association of Churchill Fellows. He is now a Prison Consultant and advises prison services overseas.




Eric McGraw

Eric McGrawEric McGraw is a former Director of New Bridge (1986 - 2002) and founder of insidetime. He previously worked as a consultant for the United Nations Development Programme and is the author of several books and publications on the subject of 'world population growth' and its impact on poverty, development and the environment. He is the Managing Editor of insidetime.




John Roberts

John Roberts John Roberts as a Chairman and Managing Director of a group of manufacturing and distribution companies, he was able to provide employment for ex-offenders. After selling his business in 1989 he decided to focus on the area of employment advice and guidance and apply his commercial experience to the voluntary sector with projects for the long term unemployed and ex-offenders with two national charities. He joined New Bridge in 1992 as a Voluntary Associate and served on the Management Committee before his appointment as a Regional Manager. He has been Operations Director and Company Secretary of insidetime since 2003.




Alistair Smith B.Sc F.C.A.

Alistair H.E.Smith B.Sc F.C.A. Alistair Smith B.Sc F.C.A. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant joined his present firm, Ferguson Maidment & Co in 1981, becoming a partner in 1986. He was appointed Honorary Treasurer and Trustee to the New Bridge Foundation in 2004 prior to his joining The insidetime Board of Directors.




Louise Shorter

Louise Shorter Louise Shorter is a freelance television producer, director and writer with 15 years experience of making television and radio programmes on the subject of criminal justice. She was a producer on the highly acclaimed BBC Rough Justice programme for 10 years before the programme was closed down as part of the Corporation’s budget cuts.




Chris Thomas

Chris Thomas Chris Thomas joined New Bridge as its Chief Executive in July 2005. After graduating from Leeds University in 1987, he has worked his entire career in the voluntary sector. His first role was with the Community Service Volunteers (CSV) in the 1980’s working with young offenders and disaffected young people. Prior to New Bridge, he was Deputy Director of the Inside Out Trust.




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July 2010 Headlines
> ‘Prisons are awash with drugs’
> ‘An open letter to Kenneth Clarke MP, Secretary of State for Justice’
> Quality not quantity
> Housing...
> Month by Month
> A matter of life and death
> Prison is whatever you want it to be …
> The learning experience
> Ben's Blog
> Trials, timing and influence
> Anonymity Until Trial
> Reducing isolation … increasing socialisation
> Deliberately inflicted powerlessness
> “They know who you are, where you are, what you are doing and who you are doing it with!”
> Flawed sentences
> Does prison fail inmates with mental illness?
> Civil Recovery Orders

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