APPG INQUIRY
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Women in the Penal System inquiry is investigating policy and practice regarding girls and the criminal justice system.
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Community Programmes Award
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
- 09.02.12 / “Battery farm” child prisons criticised as secure children’s homes face further cuts As the youth justice board plans to decommission more beds in secure children's homes, the Howard League for Penal Reform has released a briefing calling for custodial decisions to be based on evidence of effectiveness and safety, rather than simply cost. The briefing is accompanied be a short film made by young people from a secure children’s home. Find out more >
- 06.02.12 / Act now to support community sentences cut crime campaign Support our 'Community sentences cut crime' campaign by writing to your local MP and asking them to sign Early Day Motion 2595 on community sentences. We have provided the basic text and will email it to your MP on your behalf. Act now >
- 03.02.12 / Latest vacancies at the Howard League The Howard League is looking to recruit two senior solicitors to be part of the legal management team, co-ordinating and setting the strategic objectives for the legal work and a publishing assistant to support all stages of the publication of reports and written materials at the Howard League for Penal Reform. Find out more and how to apply >
- 01.02.12 / Submission to Riots Communities and Victims Panel Howard League provided a submission to the Riots Communities and Victims Panel. Our response was focused on young adults, given the prevalence this age group played in the riots. We have drawn upon the expertise of ours in this area in practice and policy in responding to this consultation. Read the submission in full >
