Jim Brown
@jimbrownblogger.bsky.social
Jim Brown is a former grumpy probation officer from a small northern town and he's been writing a blog since 2010. https://probationmatters.blogspot.com/
August 21, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Without Probation None of This Can Happen #probation #prison
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Without Probation None of This Can Happen
“Promises of extra investment are starting to sound like snake oil... Napo is urging government to listen to probation professionals... HMPP...
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August 12, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Without Probation None of This Can Happen #probation #prison
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I've been missing from this platform for some time. Lets see if I can have cause to feel hope with a new and hopefully more enlightened government that starts work tomorrow.
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Dawn of MoJ Enlightenment?
Tomorrow is a significant day for the UK as yet another Labour leader 'kisses hands' and is invited to form a new government by HM King Char...
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July 19, 2026 at 10:29 AM
I've been missing from this platform for some time. Lets see if I can have cause to feel hope with a new and hopefully more enlightened government that starts work tomorrow.
probationmatters.blogspot.com/2026/07/dawn...
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"Blogs like this exist precisely because many people don’t feel safe or able to speak openly elsewhere. When challenge is sidelined or reframed as negativity, people retreat to the few spaces where honest discussion is possible." 1/2
December 14, 2025 at 9:41 AM
"Blogs like this exist precisely because many people don’t feel safe or able to speak openly elsewhere. When challenge is sidelined or reframed as negativity, people retreat to the few spaces where honest discussion is possible." 1/2
"Probation is now reliant upon plaudits and platitudes to paper over the cracks, we’ve already had two serious office based assaults what exactly will it take before management really listen rather than spoon feed us weasel words?" #probation
December 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
"Probation is now reliant upon plaudits and platitudes to paper over the cracks, we’ve already had two serious office based assaults what exactly will it take before management really listen rather than spoon feed us weasel words?" #probation
"Probation cannot function when those doing the work are stretched, silenced, and sidelined. It cannot deliver safety or rehabilitation when leadership treats frontline expertise as optional noise." 1/2
December 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
"Probation cannot function when those doing the work are stretched, silenced, and sidelined. It cannot deliver safety or rehabilitation when leadership treats frontline expertise as optional noise." 1/2