Author Archives: Tom Blewitt

© Tom Blewitt & Zack Griffiths The UK government is once again pushing proposals that would allow juryless trials in certain criminal cases. Sold to the public as a pragmatic response to the growing court backlog, the policy would expand the circumstances in which a defendant can be tried by a judge alone, rather thanContinue reading “Juryless Trials: A Dangerous Step Backwards for Justice in Britain”

© Tom Blewitt & Zack Griffiths Grief doesn’t cancel logic. If we’re ready to say a murder of a police or prison officer deserves a whole-life order, we should be just as ready to say: when police or prison officers unlawfully kill someone in their care, they should face the same tariff. Power without parityContinue reading “Police and Prison officers who kill those in custody should get whole life tarrifs — stop the double standards”

© Zack Griffiths & Tom Blewitt- HMP Prisons Justice Group Since 2022, 61 deaths have been recorded across HMP Parc, HMP Cardiff, and HMP Swansea, underscoring a deepening crisis in Welsh prisons. The data reveals systemic issues around drug misuse, mental health, and prison safety that demand urgent reform. The Rising Toll of Prison DeathsContinue reading “DEATHS RISE AT A RAPID RATE UK WELSH PRISONS”

Why Drone Dome Technology Could Be the Best £204 Million the UK Prison System Ever Spends!! As the UK grapples with growing security challenges inside its prisons, one solution stands out for its potential to dramatically reduce crime, violence and contraband: the adoption of Drone Dome counter-drone technology. Although the system would require an estimatedContinue reading “£204M QUID TO FIX OUR JAILS ONCE AND FOR ALL???”

Why Drone Dome Technology Could Be the Best £204 Million the UK Prison System Ever Spends!! As the UK grapples with growing security challenges inside its prisons, one solution stands out for its potential to dramatically reduce crime, violence and contraband: the adoption of Drone Dome counter-drone technology. Although the system would require an estimatedContinue reading “£204M QUID TO FIX OUR JAILS???”

© Tom Blewitt & Zack Griffiths – HMP Prisons Justice Group We can confirm that there has been another death at crisis hit HMP Parc. Darren Thomas, 52, tragically passed away post‑release on 13 November 2025. His death brings the total number of deaths linked to HMP Parc to 39 since the start of 2022,Continue reading “Death Linked to HMP Parc Takes Death Toll to 39”

© Tom Blewitt & Zack Griffiths – HMP Prisons Justice Group Former Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has been seen visiting his son, Jonathan Drakeford—now known as Jay Humphries—at HMP Parc, reigniting public scrutiny over a case that shocked Wales in 2018. Jonathan Drakeford was convicted in 2018 at Cardiff Crown Court for a seriesContinue reading “EXCLUSIVE: EX FIRST MINISTER MARK DRAKEFORD SPOTTED VISITING PAEDOPHILE SON AT HMP PARC.”

© Tom Blewitt & Zack Griffiths – HMP Justice Group HMP Millsike, the UK’s newest Category C prison located in East Riding of Yorkshire, is under fire after a vulnerable inmate suffering from autism and severe mental health problems engaged in self‑harm and refused to return to his cell. This young man’s situation is compoundedContinue reading “HMP Millsike: Prison Refuse Autistic Prisoner Life-Saving Medication”

© Tom Blewitt & Zack Griffiths – HMP Prisons Justice Group Addiction is one of the most misunderstood things in our society. Too often, it is framed as a matter of personal weakness or poor choices, when in reality it is the culmination of trauma, pain, and circumstances that drag people into dependency. Nobody wakesContinue reading “Addiction, Crime, and the Failure of Punishment Alone”

© Tom Blewitt & Zack Griffiths – HMP Prisons Justice Group ” Andrew spellman”,  a former inmate at hmp cardiff has been recalled to prison following being accused of breaching his licence conditions. Andrew was initially released in September from Hmp Cardiff and the subject to licence conditions, one of which to live at anContinue reading “PROBATION – THE ENGIMA OF FAILURE….”