Michael Campbell
expert advisor to prisons; founder, De Profundis; commissioning board member, National Probation Service

Michael Campbell is an expert advisor to prisons and supports governors, officers and prisoners to implement change that strengthens safety for everyone in prison.

Michael served four and a half years in prisons across the country and developed practical solutions grounded in his experience to tackle prisoners’ anxiety, stress and frustration. From the first days spent behind bars to the days spent preparing for release, Michael’s work helps prisoners to cope with an alien environment, in order to reduce the staggering toll of self-harm, suicide and violence inside. His approaches have been adopted by every organisation managing prisons in the UK in both public and private sectors.

His company, De Profundis, works both in the private and public sector with its work being recommended by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons in their Expectations for Prisons. De Profundis is also recognised as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the areas of prevention or self-harm and suicide in custodial settings.

Michael was a guest lecturer for De Montfort University for the 2019 – 2020 Academic Year. In September 2022, Michael will be appointed to the commissioning board of the National Probation Service (SouthWest region). He campaigns for a zero target for self-harm in prisons and argues for an approach to criminal justice based on evidence over ideology.

Michael blogs, tweets and records podcasts as the @TheTartanCon.

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