Dr Laura Kelly-Corless

Dr. Laura Kelly-Corless is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the School of Law and Policing at the University of Lancashire. A leading scholar on the experiences of d/Deaf people in prison, she has contributed to greater awareness and policy development to support accessibility and equity in prisons. Her British Academy–funded research  about Deaf people’s experiences of reintegration has been widely published and she received the Prison Service Journal Outstanding Article of the Year Award in 2017.

Her work has attracted national media attention, including an expert appearance on BBC 2’s See Hear. She serves as an expert advisor to His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, the Parole Board, and the Prison and Probation Ombudsman. Her research has informed interpreter training in prisons and led to the creation of the ‘d/Deafness and HM Prison and Probation Working Group’ in 2023.