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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 1d

VIDEO: Probation under pressure

Thank you to everyone who attended our Spotlights event on probation. If you missed it, or want to hear the discussion again, head to our YouTube channel to watch the recording.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29E6DBzA8GY

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 3d

VIDEO: Probation under pressure

Thank you to everyone who attended our Spotlights event on probation. If you missed it, or want to hear the discussion again, head to our YouTube channel to watch the recording.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29E6DBzA8GY

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 5d

"This data highlights the urgent need for reform. We hope that its publication will provide valuable evidence for the Law Commission’s current review into the law on homicide."

https://insidetime.org/newsround/black-people-13-times-more-likely-to-face-joint-enterprise-charges-cps-figures-show/

Black people 13 times more likely to face Joint Enterprise charges, CPS figures show

Black people are 13 times more likely than White people to be charged with homicide or attempted homicide under the Joint Enterprise doctrine, which allows people to be prosecuted for a crime commi…

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 6d

"We put far too many people into jail and don't give them the support that they need to help them turn their lives around."

Our Chief Executive, Andrea Coomber, speaks to ITV London about the shocking inspection report on Pentonville prison.

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 6d

VIDEO: Probation under pressure

Thank you to everyone who attended our Spotlights event on probation. If you missed it, or want to hear the discussion again, head to our YouTube channel to watch the recording.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29E6DBzA8GY

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 6d

"This data highlights the urgent need for reform. We hope that its publication will provide valuable evidence for the Law Commission’s current review into the law on homicide."

https://insidetime.org/newsround/black-people-13-times-more-likely-to-face-joint-enterprise-charges-cps-figures-show/

Black people 13 times more likely to face Joint Enterprise charges, CPS figures show

Black people are 13 times more likely than White people to be charged with homicide or attempted homicide under the Joint Enterprise doctrine, which allows people to be prosecuted for a crime commi…

insidetime.org

The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 7d

VIDEO: Probation under pressure

Thank you to everyone who attended our Spotlights event on probation. If you missed it, or want to hear the discussion again, head to our YouTube channel to watch the recording.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29E6DBzA8GY

The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 7d

"[T]he details in this report are appalling and represent a new low for an overcrowded and under-resourced public service..."

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15144315/Three-inmates-killed-Pentonville-prison-jail-staff-24-hour-suicide-watch-asleep-reading-absent-damning-report-finds.html

Three inmates killed themselves at jail where staff on watch slept

Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor placed HMP Pentonville in London under special measures in July due to a series of 'comprehensive failures'.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Law for Change @lawforchange.uk · 7d

👏Law for Change are proud to have supported @thehowardleague.bsky.social in its High Court challenge to the unlawful 'Removal from Association Policy', which allowed secure training centres to confine young people to their rooms for longer than the law permitted.

howardleague.org/blog/success...

The Howard League | Success for our legal challenge to end unlawful separation of children in Oakhill secure training centre

The Secretary of State for Justice has accepted that children held in a secure training centre cannot be left unaccompanied in their room for more than three hours.

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 8d

"The government needs to drastically reduce the number of men in Pentonville, and provide significant investment to help leaders to run a decent and safe jail."

We respond to HM Inspectorate of Prisons' report: https://howardleague.org/news/pentonville-grim-report-underlines-need-for-urgent-change/

The Howard League | Pentonville: Grim report underlines need for urgent change

The Howard League for Penal Reform has responded to HM Inspectorate of Prisons’ report on Pentonville prison, published today (Tuesday 30 September).

howardleague.org

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 9d

“Prison is no place for a child, and these painfully upsetting survey responses from children trapped in the system explain why.”

Read our response to HM Inspectorate of Prisons’ Children in custody 2024-2025 report:

The Howard League | Survey responses underline why prison is no place for a child

The Howard League for Penal Reform has responded to HM Inspectorate of Prisons’ Children in custody 2024-2025 report, published today (Tuesday 23 September).

howardleague.org

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 9d

At 2pm BST today, we will be focusing on probation in the 13th event in our Spotlights series.

There is still time to secure your place, but hurry!: https://howardleague.org/events/spotlights-probation-under-pressure/

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 11d

BLOGPOST: As part of our work on racial disparities in youth justice, we have been exploring the use of remand.

https://howardleague.org/blog/children-on-remand-racial-disparities-in-england-and-wales/

The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 12d

Instead of arming staff, ministers should focus on ensuring that children are given all the support they need to move on from crime and lead positive lives.

Please support us as we challenge the government’s decision to roll out PAVA spray in prisons holding children:

Stop the use of PAVA spray on children in prison

The Howard League is a national charity campaigning for less crime, safer communities and fewer people in prison.

www.crowdjustice.com

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 12d

BLOGPOST: As part of our work on racial disparities in youth justice, we have been exploring the use of remand.

https://howardleague.org/blog/children-on-remand-racial-disparities-in-england-and-wales/

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 13d

Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd and managing solicitor Claire Salama visited National Prison Radio to tell listeners about the recommendations from our working group to end the detention of people on IPP sentences.

Read the recommendations: howardleague.org/publications...

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 13d

In a survey of children in custody, only 49% said that they felt cared for by most staff.

Introducing PAVA spray in prisons holding children will make things worse. Please support us as we challenge the government’s decision:

Stop the use of PAVA spray on children in prison

The Howard League is a national charity campaigning for less crime, safer communities and fewer people in prison.

www.crowdjustice.com

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 23d

"While there are some welcome proposals...this Sentencing Bill ultimately ducks the primary reason prison numbers will continue to grow at unsustainable levels over the coming years: sentence inflation."

Our briefing as the Sentencing Bill gets its Second Reading: howardleague.org/briefing-on-...

The Howard League | Briefing on Sentencing Bill: Second Reading

Howard League Briefing on Sentencing Bill: Second Reading

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · Sep 5

Taking on the government in court is never easy, but we will do all that we can to protect children from harm.

Please support us as we prepare for the next stage of our legal challenge: www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-th...

www.crowdjustice.com

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · Sep 5

The government’s decision to authorise the use of PAVA spray in prisons holding children will be challenged in the High Court after we were given the green light to take the case forward to a judicial review.

Read our press release: howardleague.org/news/high-co...

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · Sep 3

WATCH: We convened an expert working group to come up with six recommendations that would end the IPP scandal for good.

The first is to provide people with a certain release date within two years.

Laura Janes KC (Hon.) explains:

The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · Sep 2

"Complex legislation can carry unintended consequences...We do not want to see people set up to fail and spending longer than necessary behind bars."

Our response to the Sentencing Bill, which was presented in Parliament today: howardleague.org/news/howard-...

The Howard League | Howard League responds to Sentencing Bill

The Howard League for Penal Reform has responded after a new Sentencing Bill was introduced in Parliament today (Tuesday 2 September).

howardleague.org

The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · Sep 1

"In a rare interview, Mr Jones said new measures put forward last month by the Howard League for Penal Reform and former lord chief justice John Thomas have 'real merit'..."

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

End scandal of indefinite jail terms, Britain’s probation chief urges Starmer

Exclusive: Martin Jones said it will be an ‘affront to justice’ if people are still trapped on IPP jail terms for minor crimes in 20 years as he urged ministers to consider new proposals

www.independent.co.uk

The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · Aug 27

“Instead of arming staff, the way to improve safety is to close failing young offender institutions and ensure that children are accommodated in more appropriate settings – such as secure children’s homes – where they can be given the care and support they need.”

www.cypnow.co.uk/content/news...

Campaigners warn over PAVA spray as YOI inspection highlights safety concerns - CYP Now

Children’s rights campaigners are continuing to raise concerns about plans to allow use of the incapacitant chemical spray PAVA at Feltham A after inspectors found the young offender institution (YOI)...

www.cypnow.co.uk

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · Aug 26

Eighty-five per cent of the boys in Werrington prison were not receiving their entitlement of 15 hours of education per week.

Read this blog post from our Legal Director Gemma Abbott on the failures of prisons holding children: howardleague.org/blo...

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