Category - penal policy

Stop playing politics with prison, inspector demands

staff writers — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:58:38 +0000

For the third year running Her Majesty's Inspector of Prisons, Anne Owers, a former human rights campaigner, has hit the headlines with a hard-hitting report on Britain's dire prison situation, calling for action not political posturing.

Archbishop says young children should be kept out of prison

staff writers — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:33:10 +0000

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has told a newspaper he thinks the British government should raise the age of criminal responsibility, acknowledging that very young people involved in crime still need to be recognised as children.