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Author: The Howard League for Penal Reform

Title: Life inside 2010: A unique insight into the day to day experiences of 15-17 year old males in prison

Summary: This report was developed in conjunction with young people currently in custody and released into the community. Through a series of workshops and one to one work, young people identified the topic of this report, the issues they wanted discussed and key lessons for policy makers and practitioners. Through the process we have developed Life Inside 2010 – a unique insight into the day-to-day experiences of 15-17 year old males in prison. Despite the 22% reduction in the total number of young people in custody over the last three years, the same proportion of 15-17 year old males are still incarcerated in prisons that do not work: the reduction in custody numbers has not been used as an opportunity to lower the percentage placed in the most basic form of custody. 75% of these young people reoffend within a year of their release. Children in custody come in the main from the most disadvantaged families and communities, whose lives are frequently characterised by social and economic deprivation, neglect and abuse. It is clear that children in custody are extremely vulnerable, yet they are locked away in prisons that, as is evidenced by the high reoffending rates, do not work. This report explains young men’s experiences and opinions of key areas of prison life.

Details: London: The Howard League for Penal Reform, 2010. 34p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 2, 2012 at http://www.urboss.org.uk/downloads/publications/Life_Inside_2010.pdf

Year: 2010

Country: United Kingdom

URL: http://www.urboss.org.uk/downloads/publications/Life_Inside_2010.pdf

Shelf Number: 124358

Keywords:
Adolescent Males (U.K.)
Imprisonment
Juvenile Corrections (U.K.)
Juvenile Offenders