safety

February 19, 2020

Young Offender Institution 'insufficiently good' in all four healthy prison tests

Cookham Wood Young Offenders' Institution in Kent holds up to 188 boys aged between 15 and 18.
February 9, 2020

Government failing to provide safe or secure prisons, says National Audit Office

The government is failing to provide and maintain safe, secure and decent prisons and its flagship initiatives to address this have not delivered, according to a new National Audit Office report
January 28, 2020

Punitive prison policies risk repeating past mistakes, new report warns

Planned government changes to sentencing will add to pressures on prisons, without reducing crime or improving public confidence, a new Prison Reform Trust report warns.
January 8, 2020

Safety a major concern in HMP WInchester, inspectors find

Seven prisoners had taken their own lives since the last inspection, three of these in the previous 12 months.
December 15, 2019

New government must uphold human rights, says Amnesty

Amnesty is calling on the Government to prioritise human rights and keep our Human Rights Act intact as a vital piece of legislation that helps fight injustice and hold those in power to account.
November 6, 2019

Urgent call for repatriation of children stranded in Syria

Nearly 28,000 children from more than 60 different countries remain trapped in Syria, mostly in displacement camps.
September 13, 2019

HMP Bedford still very violent, inspection finds

Inspectors found the level of violence was still very high, and self-harm had increased dramatically since the previous inspection.
September 4, 2019

Don’t forget the girls, says suicide prevention charity

Suicide rates among the under 25s have increased in recent years, particularly 10 to 24 year-old females where the rate has increased significantly since 2012.
September 2, 2019

Quakers call for government rethink on punitive education plans

Quakers in Britain are challenging government plans which could emphasise punishments in Britain's classrooms.
August 23, 2019

New US rules allow indefinite detention of children

The new rule provides for the indefinite detention of children with their parents in federal immigration facilities pending resolution of their immigration proceedings.