International News
State Sponsored Cruelty: Children in Immigration Detention
9th September 2010
Medical Justice have released a report which represents the first large scale exploration, in the UK, of the physical and psychological harms caused and aggravated by the detention of children for immigration purposes.
Ottowa Citizen: Canada's prisons not ready for inmate surge
8th September 2010
A Federal report shows that the Canadian prison system is ill-equipped to deal with an anticipated surge in inmates.
Guardian: So, prison's a party, is it?
5th September 2010
Sir Ian Blair is the former commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, writing here about Ken Clarke's proposals to change prison policy.
The Economist: Rough Justice in America
22nd July 2010
Never in the modern world have so many people been locked behind bars for so little.
NY and UK: Use of restraint in youth custody
19th July 2010
NY Times reports on a significant expansion of mental health services for youths in custody and new restrictions on the use of physical restraint, just as the Observer (UK) reports on shocking revelations about 'Physical Control in Care' manual used in private jails for young offenders.
England & Wales: New report urges greater use of restorative justice in reducing youth offending
15th July 2010
Restorative justice crucial to making a fresh start in tackling youth crime, according to a new report. ‘Time for a Fresh Start’ is the result of the first-ever independent inquiry into youth crime and antisocial behaviour.
England & Wales: Scrap prison building and increase non-custodial sanctions
21st June 2010
The Prison Governors Association, Napo (probation officers' union) and the Howard League have today called on the government to end its £4 billion prison building programme, and to instead increase the use of community sanctions.
Prisoner's Vote is a matter of Urgency
31st May 2010
The British Government faces European Courts over refusing voting rights of prisoners.
Guardian: Penal reform a key policy flashpoint for Lib-Con coalition
19th May 2010
Prison building versus reducing prisoner numbers - can the coalition negotiate a compromise on penal policy?
US Supreme Court Repeal Life Without Parole for Juveniles
17th May 2010
The US Supreme Court has repealed laws which enabled states to imprison children convicted of non-homicide offences without the possibility of parole.
