Howard League Blog
Informal comment from our Chief Executive, Andrea Coomber KC (Hon.), and other contributors.
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I welcome probation reform, but have some concerns about the new structure
The probation service has been taken back from the divided and privatised shambles set up by Chris Grayling seven years ago and is once again a public service.  Read more
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A young person led legal service
In 2002, the Howard League brought a landmark case in its own name to challenge the assumption that the Children Act 1989 did not apply to children in prison. We won.  Read more
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How winning Criminal Justice Champion award gave the Muslim Women in Prison project a new visibility
Guest blog by Sofia Buncy DL, National Coordinator, Muslim Women in Prison Project  Read more
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How winning the Howard League Community Award helped GamCare engage with a wider pool of professionals and stakeholders
Guest Blog by Anna Hemmings, CEO, GamCare  Read more
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The Howard League’s Campaign for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Britain
Guest blog by Dr Lizzie Seal, Reader in Criminology, University of Sussex  Read more
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The call for reform of women’s imprisonment
Guest blog by Professor Barry Godfrey, Professor of Social Justice at Liverpool University, a Howard League Fellow and Editorial Board member of the Howard Journal of Crime and Justice.n.  Read more
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Margery Fry and the Howard League
Guest blog by Dr Anne Logan, Emeritus Reader in Social Science, University of Kent  Read more
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First do no harm – or do some good
Guest blog by Dr Martin Wright, restorative justice consultant and former director of the Howard League for Penal Reform.  Read more
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Celebrating the centenary of the formation of the Howard League for Penal Reform
Next week we are going to celebrate the centenary of the formation of the Howard League for Penal Reform. It is a hundred years since two organisations came together, the Howard Association and the Penal Reform League, under the leadership of Margery Fry.  Read more
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Celebrate your work by entering the 2021 Howard League Community Awards
We are launching this year’s Community Awards and inviting projects to come forward and celebrate their work.  Read more
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