BGM Briefing: Money, Justice & Repair, in celebration of Black History Month, October 2026

The writing

Articles

Full-form pieces, not tied to any single episode. This is what the newsletter links out to.

Who gets to shape justice reform? The prison population may fall. Will racial injustice?

Justice

Who gets to shape justice reform? The prison population may fall. Will racial injustice?

The Sentencing Act could reduce the prison population. But if race equity is treated as an afterthought, it could leave the same communities carrying the harm. Hear about the BGM Collective working to redress this.

Jake Ferguson, BM4C · 9 October 2026

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Burnham's Prison Trap

Policy Watch

Burnham's Prison Trap

The early release climbdown leaves cells short of the space it promised. Let's hope his promise on IPP doesn't go the same way.

Viv Ahmun, BM4C · 9 October 2026

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AI and Technology: Whose assumptions are being automated?

AI & Technology

AI and Technology: Whose assumptions are being automated?

AI is already shaping parts of the criminal justice system. The urgent question is not whether it is coming, but who gets to question it, challenge it and benefit from it.

Jake Ferguson, BM4C · 9 October 2026

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AI must widen who gets to shape the economy

AI & Technology

AI must widen who gets to shape the economy

People affected by the justice system should not only be protected from harmful AI. They should have the skills and power to shape the economy it is creating.

Pratik Doshi, Breakthrough Social Enterprise · 9 October 2026

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Money Watch: current funding opportunities

Money Watch

Money Watch: current funding opportunities

Current funding opportunities for organisations working with Black and Global Majority communities, criminal justice and connected issues.

BGM Briefing · 9 October 2026

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Reports, Reviews and Reform: Can Black communities feel the difference?

Repair

Reports, Reviews and Reform: Can Black communities feel the difference?

Nearly a decade after the Lammy Review, a new Black Men 4 Change report asks whether Black and Global Majority people entering London's courts can actually feel the difference.

Paula Bryan, Carer4Carers & BM4C · 9 October 2026

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