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Many of the children and young people who are locked up every year should not be there
28% of children in prison have witnessed domestic violence
Almost a quarter of children in prison have learning difficulties
More than one in four children in prison have been in care at some point
A fifth of children in prison don't receive any visits from friends or family
Nearly 7,000 prison sentences were given to children last year
One in 10 children in prison have attempted suicide
Out of Trouble News
Out of Trouble responds to Justice Committee on youth justice
24 April 2012 | Policy
Inspectors find high use of force and strip-searching at Ashfield YOI
17 February 2012 | Inspectorate reports
Prison schooling young men and women in crime
24 January 2012 | Publications
Secure estate told to improve drug misuse services | Children & Young People Now http://t.co/mlztSeRf via @sharethis
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Listen again: R4 doc about a 12 y.o boy arrested for cannabis possession and the MST intervention offered: http://t.co/qx6k6EyB
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In case you missed it, listen again to the R4 doc about a 12 year old boy arrested for cannabis possession and…
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Youth custody levels reach new low | Children & Young People Now http://t.co/u3dT5xFQ via @sharethis
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impressive March fall in child remand pop-348 lowest fr 7 years, fall in advanc of new legis which sd reduce further http://t.co/R6CmgT5m
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excellent new March child custody figures. eng & wales. pop down 78 vs Feb to 1804, down 223 vs same time last year http://t.co/R6CmgT5m
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Interested in the drivers to youth imprisonment in Scotland? Read our new briefing: http://bit.ly/IZXgxr
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Interesting tht Rochdale, where sex abuse case against vulnerable girls, also has highest rate of child custody 2010/11(provisional figures)
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Youth offending team budgets take seven per cent hit | Children & Young People Now http://t.co/WxePdddX via @sharethis
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Worrying that black and minority ethnic boys in Ashfield disproportionately likely to be given extra days in custody as punishment for breaching…
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Black minority groups more likely to receive extra days in custody | Children & Young People Now http://t.co/9e5kVJmp
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‘Looked after’ status not beneficial for all children on remand, claims ADCS | Children & Young People Now http://t.co/FjHobkv0
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Legal aid and sentencing bill receives Royal Assent | Children & Young People Now http://t.co/GqDv8zrA via @sharethis
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Same figures show number received on remand and for shortest sentences is down, though clear remand spike post riots: http://t.co/CqOW0tBC
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Number of 15-17 y.o received into prison on longer sentences (12 mths-4 yrs) in last quarter up 10% on previous year: http://t.co/CqOW0tBC
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We need a 'beyond bars' approach to jailing women http://t.co/WuzHROtV via @guardian
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If you only read one article today, read this: Mary O'Hara in today's Guardian on child deaths in prison - why is…
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Results of longitudinal prisoner survey finds young women in prison and prisoners serving short sentences disproportionately likely to have been in care…
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Boys in Werrington YOI did rooftop protest over conditions and quality of food: http://www.thisisstafford…
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Some Friday good news: Feb's child custodial population = 1,882, down on previous month and previous year - plus, number on remand…
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Interesting - the Daily Mail expresses concern about the number of looked after children criminalised unneccesarily: http://bit.ly/HD4iWc
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A view inside Wetherby YOI's Keppel Unit - a depressing portrait of the futility of much child imprisonment: http://www.guardian.co.uk…
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Is it right that the 14 year old boy convicted of killing his mother was named by the court? According to the…
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The outgoing European Commissioner for Human Rights uses his final interview to call on England And Wales to raise the age of…
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Read our submission to the Justice Committe outlining our key concerns on youth justice: http://www.outoftrouble.o…
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Infographic showing the age breakdown of the child custodial population in January.
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Bizarre quote of the day: "‘If you raise the age of criminal responsibility it could make children more vulnerable because they would…
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In 2010/11, 141 children being supervised by YOTs in the community attempted suicide: http://bit.ly/xbo8XV
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Latest MoJ stats show number of knife possession offences commited by under-18s is still falling, but Govt remains committed to mandatory prison…
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Missed the Guardian/Observer special report on girls and gang violence over ther weekend? Read again here: http://bit.ly/yzTEEl and http://bit.ly/wC5o64
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Read our comment on the Ashfield inspection: http://bit.ly/wbfhxb
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Prison inspector's find worrying levels of use of force and strip-searching at Ashfield YOI: http://bit.ly/yhGdOF
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Peers unsuccessful at getting Govt to take out proposals for mandatory prison sentences for 16-17 year olds guilty of new knife offence…
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Quote of the day: "Last year, of the quarter of a million children arrested, only 4,000 were given custodial sentences. It is…
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December's child custody population = 1,891, down 145 on the previous month...more than 1 in 5 in on remand: http://bit.ly/juO2Yn
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Have you emailed your councillor yet? If not, please take a few minutes to help us get the over-criminalisation of kids in…
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With the number of children coming into care at a record high, its worth revisiting our report which highlighted the ways in…
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Missed Women's Hour talking about the recent deaths of 2 teenage boys in YOIs? Listen again here: http://bbc.in/zOWD3H