Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Warehousing children in a prison filled with other troubled young people, often for a period of weeks, is counterproductive, inhumane and a pitiful waste of public money.
The sensitive work of housing vulnerable asylum seekers appears to be defeating the world’s biggest security company. A leaked letter from G4S director (a former Rentokil executive) illuminates the unfolding crisis.
Landlords get richer. Women are harassed in their homes. The UK Border Agency's contractor G4S is using subcontractors who are not up to the task. The newly privatised market in asylum housing is a shambles and a warning.
Officials who identify victims of trafficking are being judged by how many people they eject from Britain. Is that wise?
On International Women’s Day the Howard League appeals to UN over imprisonment of pregnant 16-year-old girl.
Serco, the company that inspects Britain’s schools, trains our armed forces, runs our prisons, maintains our nuclear weapons, and is taking over big chunks of our NHS, reported stunning financial results today.
• Children routinely strip-searched in England & Wales child prisons and secure children’s homes despite government pledge to stop• Nearly half were of Black or ethnic minority background, some as young as 12• Serco’s Ashfield child prison, holding 400 boys, stripped 399 boys-a-month
The national broadcaster fails to inform the public that ‘independent’ research urging more prison privatisation was funded by private prisons contractors.
The Howard League for Penal Reform launches this year’s John Howard Essay Prize on OurKingdom. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 15 MARCH
A new report from Prison Reform Trust’s Care not Custody programme offers professionals practical advice on helping vulnerable young people in England and Wales.
Justice minister Chris Grayling today announced his Green Paper, Transforming Youth Custody: Putting Education at the Heart of Detention. He says young offenders should receive better education and training to turn their backs on crime. Welcome words, but does the government have the political wil
A Citizens Advice Bureau adviser describes how recent 'reforms' to legal aid and cuts to services are impacting on the ground. She has a question: At what point did Britain decide that legal rights don’t apply to poor people?
