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News & Events

What’s going on in arts and criminal justice?

Here’s where we post all blogs, news, opportunities and events relevant to our network – including performances, exhibitions, conferences, courses, resources and sector-relevant updates. To send us details about your news or event for inclusion on this page, please email artsalliance@clinks.org

Latest blog posts

Creating Roots for well-being through art

This blog is guest written by Mark Jones. Mark is Director at Higher Plain and Visiting Professor of Criminology at University South Wales Contributing Authors with links to individual blogs [...]

Inspiring Futures Online Exhibition

Inspiring Futures has been an ambitious programme of work led by the National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance (NCJAA) delivered over 3 years. The Inspiring Futures project was a unique collaboration […]

Latest News

Clinks State of the Sector 2023

​ ​ State of the Sector 2023 is live! The criminal justice voluntary sector has been mapped out, highlighting the changes over the past year. Clinks’ role is to support, […]

Clinks Thinks

Clinks Thinks sets out Clinks’ key principles, policy ambitions and recommendations, developed in consultation with voluntary sector organisations.

Latest opportunities

Best practice in working with people with mental health problems on probation: what the evidence tells us

Part of the “A matter of fact: what the evidence tells us” series Monday 4 March 2024, Online, Free

Developing creative approaches in youth justice: A guide for youth justice professionals

Sandwell Youth Offending Service (YOS) and the Institute for Community Research and Development developed this good practice guide with the aim of helping others design and implement creative arts approaches [...]

Upcoming Events

Prison education: what the evidence tells us

This is part of our “A matter of fact: what the evidence tells us” series, to accompany our Evidence Library, giving you the chance to ask your own questions of […]

North of England criminal justice forum

Tuesday 21 May 2024, 10:00 – 11:30 | Online This criminal justice forum has been organised to bring together partners working across the criminal justice system in the North of […]


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