Michael Campbell
Director, Lux Tenebris Ltd, United Kingdom
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 4 ½ years in prisons across the country and develops 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 it's 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 selfharm and suicide in custodial settings.
Michael recorded a series of lectures for De Montfort University for the 2019 - 2020 Academic Year. Michael 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.