No decision on ‘silver ring’ case going to the European Court

by | Jul 24, 2007

Backers of Lydia Playfoot, the schoolgirl who unsuccessfully asked the High Court to be allowed to wear a silver ‘chastity ring’ to a school where it broke the uniform policy, have still not decided whether to appeal the decision in the European Court. Lydia, from...

Bishops join call for further enquiry into youth custody death

by | Jul 24, 2007

Church of England bishops in the House of Lords have joined other penal reformers in highlighting the conditions of Britain’s child prisons in a debate following the coroner’s report into the death of a 15-year-old boy. The incident occurred while the young detainee...

Bishops join call for further enquiry into youth custody death

by | Jul 24, 2007

Church of England bishops in the House of Lords have joined other penal reformers in highlighting the conditions of Britain’s child prisons in a debate following the coroner’s report into the death of a 15-year-old boy. The incident occurred while the young detainee...