International News
UK: 'Healthy Children, Safer Communities'
8th December 2009
A new cross-government strategy to promote the health and well-being of children and young people in contact with the youth justice system.
CPT publishes report on 2008 visit to United Kingdom
8th December 2009
The Council of Europe's Committee for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (CPT) has published the report on its sixth periodic visit to the United Kingdom in November/December 2008.
U R Boss: new youth justice project from Howard League
3rd December 2009
U R Boss is a ground breaking youth justice project in the UK that provides an enhanced legal service shaped by and for young people in custody and those recently released into the community.
New report: Preventing early conduct problems and reducing crime
23rd November 2009
A new UK report, 'The chance of a lifetime - Preventing early conduct problems and reducing crime', identifies that early-intervention programmes for young children could significantly lower crime levels.
Young offenders in custody provided with an opportunity to influence UK Crime Policy.
19th November 2009
A project designed to provide an opportunity for young people in custody to influence government policy on juvenile justice will be launched next week.
Guardian: Putting victims at the heart of justice
2nd November 2009
In today's Guardian, Juliet Lyon details restorative justice schemes: "Growing the adult prison population of the future, rather than acting to put things right, does little or nothing to prevent the next victim of crime."
NI: Restorative Justice Scheme more effective than custodial sanctions.
29th October 2009
The Prison Reform Trust has found that the Northern Ireland Restorative Justice Scheme has been more effective at changing behaviour among young offenders than custodial sanctions.
NY Times: 'The High Cost of Empty Prisons'
12th October 2009
In the last 10 years, prison numbers have fallen in New York State from about 71,600 to about 59,300, and three prisons have been closed this year.
BBC: Calls to scrap short jail terms (UK)
6th October 2009
The Prison Governors' Association (PGA) will today propose a motion which says short-term sentences do not reform criminals, and contribute to record overcrowding.
England: Prison Councils to enable prisoners to participate
18th September 2009
"We need a structure that enables prisoners to participate," writes Mark Johnson of Uservoice on a pilot project that will see Prison Councils set up in three English prisons.
