17th October 2004
Drug-using prisoners may be given clean needles under a scheme being considered by the Scottish Prison Service.
14th October 2004
From Canadian HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review, Volume 9, Number 2, August 2004. Published by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
12th October 2004
At least 11 al-Qaeda suspects have "disappeared" in U.S. custody, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. U.S. officials are holding the detainees in undisclosed locations, where some have reportedly been tortured.
11th October 2004
Joseph Scholes was a disturbed 16-year-old with a history of self-harming. Lawyers, social workers and psychiatrists said he was a high suicide risk. So why was he sent to prison for a minor street crime?
11th October 2004
Joint policy brief from the World Health Organization, UNAIDS and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime supports provision of syringe exchange, bleach, methadone and condoms in prisons.
4th October 2004
Supporting the families of prisoners could significantly cut crime, according to international research.
1st October 2004
The government is to put out to tender all its dedicated juvenile jails that hold children under 18 in a departure in Whitehall's privatisation programme, the Guardian has learned.
23rd September 2004
Three Strikes states see less drop in violent crime than "non-strike" states, says Justice Policy Institute.
22nd September 2004
"Using anti-social behaviour legislation on children is a nasty political trick. The government is seen to be doing something - but the real challenges are left unmet."
7th September 2004
The prison data cries out for an AIDS-prevention strategy that would encompass all of the nation's jails and prisons. At a minimum, the program would give inmates free and open access to condoms.
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.