22nd July 2010
Never in the modern world have so many people been locked behind bars for so little.
19th July 2010
NY Times reports on a significant expansion of mental health services for youths in custody and new restrictions on the use of physical restraint, just as the Observer (UK) reports on shocking revelations about 'Physical Control in Care' manual used in private jails for young offenders.
15th July 2010
Restorative justice crucial to making a fresh start in tackling youth crime, according to a new report. ‘Time for a Fresh Start’ is the result of the first-ever independent inquiry into youth crime and antisocial behaviour.
21st June 2010
The Prison Governors Association, Napo (probation officers' union) and the Howard League have today called on the government to end its £4 billion prison building programme, and to instead increase the use of community sanctions.
31st May 2010
The British Government faces European Courts over refusing voting rights of prisoners.
19th May 2010
Prison building versus reducing prisoner numbers - can the coalition negotiate a compromise on penal policy?
17th May 2010
The US Supreme Court has repealed laws which enabled states to imprison children convicted of non-homicide offences without the possibility of parole.
23rd April 2010
In an article in 'The Guardian', Alan Travis reports on soaring numbers in prisons in England & Wales; the article also reports that community sentences shown to have a lower re-offending rate than short prison sentences.
20th April 2010
For the first time in nearly 40 years, the number of state prisoners in the United States has declined, according to survey data compiled by the Public Safety Performance Project of the Pew Center on the States, in partnership with the Association of State Correctional Administrators
20th April 2010
The Independent Monitoring Board for Northern Ireland has published the Annual Report for 2008/09 for Hydebank Wood Prison and Young Offenders Centre, including 54 recommendations.
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.