In this podcast Youth Ambassadors Tamar, Emmanuel and Zara speak to Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester and Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons in England and Wales. They talk about youngContinue reading
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Bishop Rachel urges the Government to use financial resources with person-centred approach
Bishop Rachel gave a speech in response to the Budget. The Right Revd Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester and Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons in England and Wales, spoke inContinue reading
Is employment the key to breaking the cycle of reoffending?
This week Bishop Rachel’s message comes from her prisons event in the House of Lords.
Holding the key, podcast episode 7: Bishop Rachel talks to Vicky Fobel
This podcast features the Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons, the Right Revd Rachel Treweek, in conversation with Vicky Fobel. Vicky is the Head of the Better Justice Partnership, a groupContinue reading
Holding the key, podcast episode 6: Bishop Rachel talks to Edwina Grosvenor
The Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons, the Right Revd Rachel Treweek, in conversation with Edwina Grosvenor, a philanthropist and criminologist who has worked in and around the prison system inContinue reading
Holding the key, podcast episode 5: Bishop Rachel talks to John Podmore
The Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons, the Right Revd Rachel Treweek, in conversation with John Podmore. In this fifth podcast in the series of ‘Holding the Key: Unlocking the doorContinue reading
Message from Bishop Rachel, 8 October 2024
As we pause to acknowledge that yesterday was exactly one year since the horrendous terrorist attacks on Israel by Hamas and all that has continued to unfold since then, IContinue reading
Holding the key, podcast episode 4: Bishop Rachel talks to Charlie Taylor
The Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons, the Right Revd Rachel Treweek, in conversation with Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons. Responsible for inspecting conditions for inmates and the staffContinue reading
Bishop Rachel welcomes the commitment to reducing the number of women going to prison
The Justice Secretary Shabanna Mahmood announced at the Labour Party Conference the government’s recognition that prison doesn’t work for women and their commitment to reduce the number of women goingContinue reading
Bishop ‘deeply saddened’ by findings of prisons report
Bishop Rachel reacts to the findings of the HM Inspectorate of Prisons’ annual report published today (Tuesday 10 September 2024). “I welcome HM Inspectorate of Prisons’ annual report published today.Continue reading
Bishop Rachel: “We need to rethink what prisons are for”
On Sunday, Bishop Rachel spoke to Caroline Martin on BBC Radio Gloucester, sharing her views on the urgent need for prison reform in the UK.
Holding the key, podcast episode 3: Bishop Rachel talks to Marc Conway
The Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons, the Right Revd Rachel Treweek, in conversation with Marc Conway about serious issues with the Criminal Justice system, and outdated IPP laws. Marc ConwayContinue reading
Holding the key, podcast episode 2: Bishop Rachel talks to Tom Wheatley and Mark Icke
The Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons, the Right Revd Rachel Treweek, in conversation with Tom Wheatley and Mark Icke of the Prison Governors’ Association. In this second podcast in theContinue reading
New Leadership Board for Women in Prison launched
Bishop Rachel Treweek, Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons, has joined the Women in Prison Leadership Board. Read in full via WIP website → Fighting for Women’s Justice → More about Bishop Rachel’sContinue reading
Podcast: ‘Holding the key: A series of conversations to unlock the door to doing prison differently’
The Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons, the Right Revd Rachel Treweek, led a visit to the Netherlands to discover more about their criminal justice system as she continues with herContinue reading
Message from Bishop Robert, 14 May 2024
If you have ever been asked, you will know what a great honour it is to be a godparent. Many of us are similarly thankful for our own godparents andContinue reading
Catholic and Anglican Prisons bishops support bill amendment on hidden ‘devastating consequences’ for children when primary caregivers are imprisoned
Bishop Richard Moth, the Lead Bishop for Prisons for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, and Bishop Rachel Treweek, Anglican Bishop for Prisons, have issued a joint statementContinue reading
Bishop Rachel speaks out on sentencing
As we venture towards a General Election at some time this year, the prison population is approaching 90,000 underpinned by a rhetoric of ‘being tough on crime’ …
New talent sought to tackle racism in the C of E
“Racism has no place in the Church of England, but we must face the fact that it still exists. As West Midlands bishops, meeting on Stephen Lawrence Day, we stronglyContinue reading
Bishop Rachel speaking in the House of Lords this week
Bishop Rachel has spoken in the House of Lords twice today; in response to the King’s speech on Tuesday, and asking a question on the “Humanitarian Situation in the OccupiedContinue reading
Providing a warm welcome to people leaving prison
Bishop Rachel, in partnership with The Welcome Directory and the Community Chaplaincy Association, hosted an event at Gloucester Cathedral, highlighting the vital role faith communities hold in welcoming people comingContinue reading
Message from Bishop Rachel, 10 October 2023
In the midst of all the different strands of my ministry at present, I continue to reflect on a world in which oversimplistic binary views are so prevalent and so easily shape the way people view the world, yet the truth is that stories and lives are far messier than that.
Prisons: Are we asking the right questions?
Following the recent escape of a prisoner from HMP Wandsworth there were immediate answers being demanded of questions about how the prison could possibly have allowed this to happen. The problem is that the questions we ask can lead to answers which don’t actually shine the light in the right places.