Category - alternatives to prison

Creating a scandal - prison abolition and the policy agenda

Jordan Tchilingirian — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:22:36 +0000

Start: 23/07/2008 - 09:00

End: 25/07/2008 - 17:15

The Howard League for Penal Reform is organising and hosting the above international conference to develop the case for the abolition of prison and to rethink penal policy.

Government announces new restorative justice scheme for young

staff writers — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:41:48 +0000

A new scheme to deal with first time young offenders who have committed a minor offence will be piloted early next year. The scheme aims to stop them going to court unnecessarily, while at the same time ensuring that they make amends for their offence via an apology to the victim.

Current Research: Toward the abolition of the prison

Jordan Tchilingirian — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:44:17 +0000

Ekklesia is currently working on a multi-author publication looking at alternatives to prison. Drawing on international examples of criminal justice as well as domestic, this will explore ideas of restorative justice - and will look at some underlying theological issues, too.

Jordan Tchilingirian