What is justice? Re-imagining penal policy
The Howard League Symposium seeks to develop innovative, credible and challenging ideas that build into models to change penal practice and outcomes.
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Commission on Sex in Prison
The purpose of the Commission is to understand the nature and scale of sex in prisons, investigate the key issues and problems and make recommendations with a view to make prisons safer.
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Community Programmes Awards
These annual awards celebrate best practice in community sentencing and champion the cutting edge of the criminal justice system, with work in the community that challenges and changes people for the better.
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U R BOSS
Supported by the Big Lottery Fund, U R Boss provides a national programme of participation opportunities and support for young people in custody and recently released into the community.
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RESEARCH
The Howard League for Penal Reform has a strong history of working alongside the academic and research communities.
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OUR LEGAL WORK
The Howard League legal team provide free, independent and confidential advice, assistance and representation on a wide range of issues to young people under 21 in custody.
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MEMBERSHIP
The best way to support our work is to become a member! We need our supporters to help us create a mass movement for change.
Read moreUpdates from The Howard League
- 24.05.13 / First What is Justice? event held A seminar was held on 16 May 2013 to take forward the work of our symposium, What is Justice? Re-imagining penal policy. Find out more >
- 24.05.13 / Latest vacancy at the Howard League We are looking for a public affairs officer who will be a skilled lobbyist, with experience of parliamentary procedure and of examining legislation as it passes through Bill stages. The role will involve horizon scanning for upcoming activities, drafting briefings and developing relationships with parliamentarians and their staff. The public affairs officer will also lobby at a local government and devolved administrations level. Job description and how to apply >
- 20.05.13 / Police take DNA samples from children every 10 minutes Police take a DNA sample from a child every 10 minutes in England and Wales, figures obtained by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveal today. New research by the charity has found that officers took swabs from almost 54,000 boys and girls aged 17 or under during 2011. Read the full statement >
- 17.05.13 / Howard League briefing: Offender Rehabilitation Bill The Howard League has prepared a briefing for Members of the House of Lords ahead of second reading of the Offender Rehabilitation Bill in the Lords on Monday 20 May. Download the briefing >
