AdminJan 12, 201714 minWasted lives of the young let down by jail systemConcluding his investigation into mentally disordered prisoners, Nick Davies looks at the number of children in prisons which cannot deal...
Reformed DevelopmentOct 20, 20167 min‘He died like a slave’: the tragic death of Mzee MohammedAfter autistic teenager Mzee Mohammed died in custody in Liverpool this summer, his family buried him in the Caribbean. Afua Hirsch repor...
AdminOct 20, 20163 minAre prisons becoming more dangerous places?One prisoner has died and two others have been critically injured at HMP Pentonville - the third killing in England and Wales jails since...
Reformed DevelopmentOct 20, 20162 minEarly intervention can curb youth violence – locking young people up won’tThere is a belief that locking young people up will solve the problem of violence on our streets (Young people with knives who film victi...
The GuardianJul 23, 20164 minMzee Mohammed death: Liverpool mayor promises transparent inquiryMohammed, 18, died after being detained by police at shopping centre following reports he had a knife. The mayor of Liverpool has sought ...
The GuardianJul 19, 20164 minLiz Truss to continue Michael Gove's prison reformsNew justice secretary comments after chief prisons inspector Peter Clarke says ‘legal highs’ are making jails dangerous. The new justice ...
The GuardianJun 15, 20162 minHalf of children in youth custody have been in care system, review findsChildren in care are six times more likely than other young people to be cautioned or convicted of a crime, year-long inquiry by Lord Lam...
The GuardianJun 14, 20162 minUK prison population is biggest in western EuropeIn a comparison of 50 European countries, Britain is behind only Russia and Turkey in number of prisoners Britain has the largest prison ...
www.gov.ukJun 11, 20163 minNew reform Prisons Announced for SeptemberMore than 5,000 offenders will be housed in new reform prisons by end of the year as part of largest reform programme since Victorian tim...