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Informal comment from our Chief Executive, Andrea Coomber KC (Hon.), and other contributors.

  • 12 Feb 2016
    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

  • 2 Feb 2016
    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

  • 19 Jan 2016
    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

  • 14 Jan 2016
    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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