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Children on remand
This briefing focuses on the experiences, voices and lessons to be learned from five young people that the Howard League met with in Autumn 2021 who had been remanded to a children’s prison.
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Child arrests in England and Wales 2020
Howard League briefing on arrests of children in England and Wales in 2019
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Twisted: The use of force on children in custody
This briefing examines the sanctioned use of force on children in custody.
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What’s wrong with remanding children to prison?
This report discusses the experiences of children on remand and how practitioners can effectively support children with bail applications and resettlement.
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Making Youth Justice
Making Youth Justice: Local penal cultures and differential outcomes – lessons and prospects for policy and practice
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Child arrests in England and Wales 2019
Howard League briefing on arrests of children in England and Wales in 2019
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Your Rights During Covid-19
A leaflet to help young people in custody and reassure them that their rights have not disappeared
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Young Adults in prison during the Covid-19 pandemic
The regime in prisons has been severely restricted in response to Covid-19, leaving young adults in prolonged solitary confinement
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Ending the detention of unsentenced children during the Covid-19 pandemic
This guide provides legal and practical guidance for defence lawyers to resist applications to remand children to custody.
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Children in prison during the Covid-19 pandemic
The Howard League’s legal work and contact with children during the Covid-19 pandemic shows that this is a particularly difficult time for children in custody
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