Inquiry told of ‘slopping out’ and children being imprisoned with sex offenders
A man who was sent to young offenders institutions in the early 1970s told an inquiry how he was forced to “slop out” and was held in custody with sex
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Tag: Youth Offending
Judges ordered not to jail burglars and rapists due to crowded prisons – report
Judges have been told not to send some convicted criminals to jail due to prisons nearing capacity, according to a report. Lord Edis, the senior presiding judge in England and
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Labour plans youth hubs to help stop knife crime ‘that is killing our children’
Labour would set up 90 new youth hubs to give teenagers the “best start in life” and to “stop the knife crime that is killing our children”, Yvette Cooper has
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Lessons must be learned from self-harm related prison deaths, ministers warned
The Government must ensure lessons are swiftly learned from a series of self-harm related deaths in prison over the last three years, ministers have been warned. There have been 10
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Family of woman who died in YOI granted partial legal aid for inquiry
The family of a woman who took her own life in a young offenders institution are receiving partial legal aid for representation at an inquiry into her death, a court
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Four out of five young offenders have history of head injuries, study suggests
A study has found 80% of young men in a young offenders institution in Scotland had at least one significant head injury in their lifetimes. The study, led by researchers
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Joint fatal accident inquiry to be held into deaths of two young people in custody
A joint fatal accident inquiry (FAI) is to be held into the deaths of two young people who took their own lives while serving sentences at a young offenders institution.
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Life for children in youth custody filled with ‘palpable tension and paranoia’, new report finds
Life for children in youth custody is filled with “palpable tension and paranoia” brought on by the threat of violence, frequently cancelled family visits and few chances to build positive
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Home Office minister insists police need ‘draconian’ powers to strip-search children
Police need “draconian” powers to carry out strip-searches of children, a Home Office minister said as she rejected calls to outlaw the “abhorrent” practice. Sarah Dines (pictured) was accused by
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Youth jailed for killing Afghan refugee hours after knife possession sentencing
A youth has been jailed for 10 years for stabbing an Afghan refugee to death in a Twickenham park, hours after being sentenced for having a knife. Hazrat Wali, 18,
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