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EPISODE 56:
Anne Fox and Ruth Armstrong
Re-imagining Criminal Justice
“It's a really interesting question for our criminal jusctice system, which is how do you reduce harm by building safe connection, rather than how do you prevent harm by imposing exclusion."
Anne Fox is CEO of Clinks - the national infrastructure charity supporting the voluntary sector working in criminal justice in England and Wales. Anne has been at Clinks since 2015 and is leaving the organisation at the end of March 2026. She is originally from Dublin, Republic of Ireland and has worked in the voluntary sector there and in the UK since 1999.
Anne worked mainly in campaigning and policy roles on a range of issues before focussing on charity sector collective campaigns and coalitions. She is passionate about the power and potential of the voluntary sector and enabling it to be an effective source of essential support for people who deserve the chance of a bright future.
Dr. Ruth Armstrong
OUT MONDAY 2ND MARCH
Ep 56. Anne Fox, CEO Clinks, and
Dr. Ruth Armstrong, Director Justice Matters:
Re-imagining Criminal Justice
This episode looks at leadership, evidence, and systems change in one of the most complex areas of public policy: the criminal justice system. We are joined by two leaders who work at the heart of this system.
Anne Fox, outgoing Chief Executive of Clinks, the national infrastructure body that supports and represents voluntary organisations working with people in contact with the criminal justice system and their families. Clinks plays a vital role amplifying frontline voices and ensuring lived experience shapes policy and commissioning.
And Dr Ruth Armstrong, Director of Justice Matters. Ruth is a lawyer, academic and criminologist whose work focuses on helping organisations use evidence, and co-production with those who have lived experience, to deliver lasting change.
Together, we explore the current state of criminal justice in the UK. What re-imagining the system might look like, how we need to build community for those coming out of the system, and what we all, as a society, need to do to build a world where we can all be safe.
It's a provocative conversation. Trigger warnings: we discuss criminality, violent offences and suicide.
Recorded February 2026.
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