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Here you can find over 60 posts covering the latest apps and other innovations in the justice and substance misuse sectors. If you’re looking for something in particular, try the search box below.
The Prisoner Learning Alliance looks at ten examples of how technology is being used as part of learning in prisons around the world.
New Medical Distribution Lockers use biometrics to allow prisoners to collect their own medication.
Rob Ferguson guest posts on the value of lived experience when developing digitally enabled interventions for people in prisons and probation.
Chris Fox and Kevin Albertson explore the concept of innovation in probation in another of HMI Probation’s Academic Insights.
Home Office seeks to tackle knife crime and child sexual exploitation by investing in new technology.
Jason Morris guest blogs on co-producing desistance material for gay men involved in intimate partner violence.
The Centre for Justice Innovation has just launched a new online resource, mapping innovative justice projects across the UK.
WDP’s Capital Card scheme incentivises and empowers people in substance misuse treatment and recovery
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction surveys the latest apps responding to drug use and associated harms.
Apps are not a cure for mental health problems, but an important stopgap.
Jason Morris guest blogs on the process of co-producing digital desistance material.
Open University champions the benefits of digital study materials for prisoners.