Tuesday, 31 May 2022

Definitely Maybe: Will We Ever Get Secure Schools?

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   Back in 2016, the government said that failing detention facilities for children -Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) and Secure Training ...
Thursday, 12 May 2022

Courting Trouble: Should Magistrates Have Been Given Extended Sentencing Powers ?

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  What will be the effect of giving Magistrates Courts the power to sentence people to prison for a year rather than six months for a single...
Saturday, 7 May 2022

Punishment in Portugal

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   “I do harm to people”. That’s how a Portuguese judge responds when asked what he does for a living, or so he told a meeting on alternativ...
Monday, 14 March 2022

Will Market Harborough become the UK's Prison Capital?

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  The policy of creating 20,000 new prison places has been subject to precious little public debate at national level, with seemingly broad ...
Friday, 4 March 2022

Concerning Recommendations

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  In a puzzling move, the Prison watchdog plans to stop making recommendations about what needs to be done to improve the treatment and cond...
Tuesday, 15 February 2022

Where are Labour going on Crime and Punishment?

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  There are many reasons Keir Starmer’s Labour Party might provide better government than the current administration but hoping for a new ap...
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Tuesday, 11 January 2022

Another Year, Another Woeful Report on Youth Custody

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  Another year, another troubling report on a child prison. This time it’s Werrington, a small former Industrial School near Stoke which ta...