![[Logo] The Howard League for Penal Reform](fileadmin/howard_league/template/resources/logo.gif "The Howard League for Penal Reform"){kind=logo}
Latest from the Howard League...
Challenge and change for the better: new handbook reveals scale of excellent work in community sentencing
The Howard League for Penal Reform has published today (Wednesday, 20 August) a groundbreaking compendium of positive practice in community sentencing.
The handbook reveals how community sentencing provides a tailored approach, addressing in a practical way the causes of offending behaviour. Features, with case studies, are included that focus on over 20 community programmes from up and down the UK.
British Crime Survey to cover under 16s
The Howard League for Penal Reform welcomes the fact that the Home Office is planning to extend the British Crime Survey to cover under 16s. We believe that children need to be listened to and included in proposals and policies affecting their lives.
The Howard League's submission to the consultation
E-bulletin - latest news in your inbox
Sign up for the latest news from the Howard League. This is a free email based news service to keep our supporters informed about what's happening at the Howard League. You will receive a monthly update about our lastest work and a look ahead to what is coming up.
The Howard League welcomes quashing of restraint rules
In reaction to the judgment today (Monday, 28 July) in the Court of Appeal and the Divisional Court, Frances Crook, said: "We are delighted that the Court of Appeal has quashed the Amendment Rules that extended the use of physical restraint in the privately run Secure Training Centres (STCs).
The Howard League for Penal Reform launches campaign to improve the care of children in the penal system
The Growing Up, Shut Up campaign aims to give a voice to the disenfranchised and neglected children in our prisons and in other areas of criminal justice.
Factsheet on children in the criminal justice system
Chair of public inquiry into the right to life quits at "unwarranted and unacceptable attempt" by Prison Service to fetter independence.
Stephen Shaw, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, has resigned as chair of the SP public inquiry.
This public inquiry was investigating the treatment of SP, a young girl whilst in prison service custody between 2003-2005. SP was aged 17-19 in the period under investigation, after being remanded into custody as a child in care aged 16.
Rt Hon Ed Balls MP to speak at the Howard League's AGM
Rt Hon Ed Balls MP, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families will be our guest speaker at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 19 November 2008 at Abbey Community Centre, 34 Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3BU.
Lucy Scott-Moncrieff swimming the Hellespont in support of the Howard League
First Leander, then Lord Byron, and now Lucy.....swimming between Asia and Europe. Every year the busy shipping lane, the Hellespont, is closed for 90 minutes so that a 4 kilometre race can take place. This year, on 30th August, legal aid lawyer Lucy Scott-Moncrieff will be racing in aid of the Howard League.
Find out more and sponsor Lucy
