custody

October 9, 2019

Children leaving custody lacking support ‘set up to fail'

There has been a worrying increase in children going missing following release from custody.
October 5, 2019

Children cleared of ties with armed groups released from custody in Nigeria

Twenty-three boys and two girls were released from Nigerian Army administrative custody after being cleared of suspected ties with armed groups.
June 19, 2019

Call for immediate investiigation into death of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi

Mohamed Morsi’s death in court is deeply shocking and raises serious questions about his treatment in custody, says Amnesty International.
January 22, 2019

Howard League responds to Serious Case Review of Medway incidents

The Serious Case Review was initiated after a BBC Panorama documentary identified abuse of children by staff.
November 18, 2018

Police custody in Merseyside 'a mix of positive aspects and some key concerns'

Most staff were empathetic and respectful, but the force did not comply with PACE in several areas.
July 31, 2018

Rising custody deaths wake-up call for government, says Police Federation

The rising number of police custody deaths highlight gaps in NHS, social and mental health care, says the Police Federation of England and Wales.
January 26, 2018

Latest figures on safety in custody published

The Ministry of Justice has published the latest Safety in Custody statistics which cover deaths, self-harm and assaults in prison custody in England and Wales.
November 27, 2017

Howard League publishes ethnicity analysis of child arrests

The Howard League, which has led a successful campaign to reduce child arrests, has analysed its figures following the findings of the Lammy Review, an independent review of the treatment of, and outcomes for, BAME individuals in the criminal justice system.
November 24, 2017

Children in custody: 'many feel unsafe and some groups are over-represented'

Disproportionate numbers of black and minority ethnic children, and children from Gypsy, Romany or Traveller communities are held in custody. Children with disabilities and mental and emotional health problems, and with backgrounds in local authority care are also held in high numbers.
October 31, 2017

Review on deaths in police custody 'opportunity to save lives'

The Independent review of deaths and serious incidents in police custody by Dame Elish Angiolini has been published by the Home Office.