Juliet Lyon is director of the Prison Reform Trust and secretary general of Penal Reform International.
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Published in: Shine A LightThe UK should encourage prisoners to be good citizens and let them voteThe European Court of Human Rights has yet again ruled that the UK violated prisoners' rights by denying them the...
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Published in: Shine A LightRising suicides and assaults, more punitive regimes, less rehabilitation. No prisons crisis?The UK government must act swiftly to reverse a steep and dangerous decline.
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Published in: Shine A LightTime to unravel the cruel, irrational legacy of UK’s open-ended prison sentencesStrasbourg has ruled indeterminate sentences unlawful. Thousands of prisoners, having served their tariff, remain...
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Published in: Shine A LightPrison is punishment enough
The punitive language of retribution ignores common sense, justice and compelling evidence of what works, and the...