Archive for March, 2008

Highest assault rate is a private prison holding children

The prison recording the highest assault rate is a private prison holding children.
A Parliamentary Question asked by Jenny Willott MP asked for the assualt rates in every prison, adult and juvenile. Ashfield prison had 652 child on child assaults in 2007. It is the only privately run prison for children.
It is morally reprehensible to make [...]

March 20, 2008   Posted in: Inside prisons  No Comments

A coalition for real prison work

I went to a charming event last night.В  The Sheriffs’ and Recorder’s Fund held a musical evening and lecture to raise money for its fund to assist individuals on their release from prison, serving community sentences and prisoners’ families. About 200 rather grand people sat in the beautiful church, St Lawrence Jewry, and listened to [...]

March 19, 2008   Posted in: Inside prisons  No Comments

Excessive use of force on children

I entirely support the Chief Inspector of Prisons’ call that Oakhill Secure Training Centre should be closed; she suggests it should be
temporary, but I think it should be permanent.
The main concern in the OFSTED and HMI reports has been on the excessive use of physical force on children.В  The reports say that the
staff rely on [...]

March 18, 2008   Posted in: Inside prisons  No Comments