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Concern raised after use of segregation doubles at YOI
Campaigners have raised concerns about standards at a privately-run young offender institution after it emerged the use of segregation has doubled in the past three years.
13 March 2012
Restraint and routine strip searching rises at YOI
Campaigners are urging the government to put an end to the routine strip searching of boys in custody, following an inspectorate report into a young offender institution.
17 February 2012
Call for national inquiry following second child custody death
Two teenagers who were serving time at young offender institutions in England have died in the space of a week.
27 January 2012
Going into care early reduces risk of offending, study finds
Early entry into care, stable placements and purposeful activity can significantly reduce a child’s risk of turning to crime, research published today has found.
16 January 2012
Thousands of restraint victims could seek compensation
Children who were unlawfully restrained in privately-run secure training centres over a ten-year period could pursue compensation claims, according to a high court judge.
13 January 2012
Councils fail to divert children in care from custody
Local authorities across the country are failing to divert looked-after children from "the dreary, damaging route from care to custody", according to research published today.
08 December 2011
Government U-turn on scrapping of Youth Justice Board
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced the Youth Justice Board will no longer be included in the Public Bodies Bill, currently going through parliament, which is often referred to as the government's "bonfire of the quangos".
24 November 2011
MPs undecided over abolition of YJB
The House of Commons' justice select committee has made a number of proposals on the scrapping of the Youth Justice Board, although it has expressed no united opinion on the YJB's future.
23 November 2011
Interviewing children: good practice in Sweden
Some social care experts say the UK is failing children interviewed as part of criminal investigations. Liz Davies, reader in child protection at London Metropolitan University, thinks we have a lot to learn from the Swedish system
04 September 2011
Prison bullying linked to suicides in custody
More effective reporting and recording of bullying among prisoners must be implemented to reduce the number of suicides within custody, according to a report issued today.
03 October 2011
Register of restorative justice experts is launched
The Restorative Justice Council (RJC) has launched the UK's first register of restorative justice experts.
13 September 2011
Pressure mounts on ministers to save Youth Justice Board
Speculation about the future of the Youth Justice Board is growing as ministers face mounting pressure to halt plans for its abolition next year. Picture: Rex Features
26 August 2011
Campaigners warn over naming and shaming of young rioters
Naming and shaming young people involved in the riots across England will hamper their chances of rehabilitation and will fuel vigilante action, campaigners have warned.
18 August 2011
Riot youth remanded in custody denied YOT support
Young people charged with rioting and looting are being remanded in custody without the support from youth offending teams that they are entitled to.
15 August 2011
Prisoners provide social care, governors admit
More than one-third of prison governors believe the quality of social care in their prison is below average or poor, research by Community Care has revealed.
In a Prison Governors Association (PGA) survey, 40% of respondents also said prisoners provided social care in their prison.
04 August 2011
Working with families affected by imprisonment
When a parent is sent to prison one of the first casualties is their relationship with their family, says the project manager of Circle Scotland's Families Affected By Imprisonment (Fabi) programme, Marina Shaw.
02 August 2011
The rise of the social worker in young offender institutions
After widespread criticism, the decline in the number of social workers attached to young offender institutions is now being reversed. Camilla Pemberton looks at this vital connection between young people and the outside world
29 July 2011
All young offenders 'should be given looked-after status'
All young offenders serving a custodial sentence should be given looked-after status, according to the Association of Directors of Children's Services.
24 June 2011
Clarke dashes hopes of Youth Justice Board rescue
The Youth Justice Board is to be abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the Ministry of Justice, it was confirmed today, ending widespread speculation about its future.
23 June 2011
Young offenders on remand to be given looked-after status
All young offenders who are in prison awaiting trial will be given looked-after status under "radical" sentencing reforms outlined by the government.
22 June 2011
