119. Dean Kingham, prison lawyer: Is the parole process effective?

Dean has practiced in prison law for around 15 years. He is often at the forefront of the main challenges protecting the rights of prisoners and viewed as someone who works tirelessly to expose injustice and a lawyer who does not shirk from representing those for whom antipathy is to be expected from the courts, or the general public. In 2020, he was named public law legal aid lawyer of the year, which recognised the fact he is often at the forefront of the challenging advancing prisoner rights. He is trained in the main psychological risk assessments-  HCR-20 (violence) psychological risk tool, RSVP (sexual) psychological risk tool and SAPROF (protective factors tool). Being one of a few lawyers trained in these tools he is able to better question the psychological evidence given in cases by Prison Service psychologists. Dean also holds the following roles/positions: Committee n a member for the Association of Prison Lawyers (APL) since 2015. He is the Parole Board lead for the APL and as a result, sits on the Parole Board user group; Vice-chairman of Progressing Prisoners Maintaining Innocence (PPMI); Sits on the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) User Group; Councilmember for the Human Rights Charity Justice; Sits on the advisory panel for Inside Justice. [email protected] Thomas Watson Solicitors758 Holloway RoadLondonN19 3JFwww.reecethomaswatson.com   You can find a transcript of the conversation here: https://open.substack.com/pub/lockedupliving/p/dean-kingham-typical-lefty-lawyer?r=216eb0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web