Howard League Blog
Informal comment from our Chief Executive, Andrea Coomber KC (Hon.), and other contributors.
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The very basic stuff
The Prime Minister made a seminal speech about prison reform this week and I welcome his admission that prisons are in a shocking state. But before we start getting too grand about reform, we need to look at the very basic stuff that needs changing. You can’t get people work-ready or help them live independent and … Read more
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Medway secure training centre
Anyone who saw the violence, casual abuse and hatred inflicted on children inside Medway secure training centre that was revealed by Panorama would be shocked. Even I was horrified, after years of hearing about high use of violence by staff to control children, broken bones and distress. The question now is, what are we going … Read more
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Howard League’s legal work
This is the second in what will be regular bulletins about the Howard League’s legal work to help children and young adults in custody. Read more
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Punishment system out of control
Over 2,000 years of additional imprisonment were imposed over the past five years on people who misbehaved in prison. Read more
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