Appointed in 1986 as chief executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, Frances Crook has been responsible for research programmes and campaigns to raise public concern about suicides in prison, the over-use of custody, poor conditions in prison, young people in trouble, and mothers in prison. She was awarded an OBE for services to youth justice in the 2010 New Year Honours List. She was appointed a Senior Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics in 2010.
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Published in: Shine A LightUK Election: Crime & Justice, what do the parties offer?A leading advocate for penal reform assesses the parties’ manifestos.
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Published in: Shine A LightPenal reformers of the future?Congratulations to Rose Harvey, Katie Sambrooks and Christian Rowlands. OurKingdom publishes the winners of this...
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Published in: Shine A LightTransforming probation? Or wrecking a service that works?Privatisation of the probation service. A dangerous, dodgy scheme is rumbled in the House of Lords.
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Published in: Shine A LightPregnant teenager imprisoned for failing to keep appointments with her supervisor
On International Women’s Day the Howard League appeals to UN over imprisonment of pregnant 16-year-old girl.
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Published in: Shine A LightWho wins at ‘payment by results’? Ask shareholders at Serco, the company running Britain
Serco, the company that inspects Britain’s schools, trains our armed forces, runs our prisons, maintains our nuclear...
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Published in: Shine A LightOur youth justice system's fatal flaw: it is harming children
Child suicides, staff assaults on children (often legally sanctioned). . . children are plainly not safe in the...