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The Howard League
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Building a more humane and effective response to crime. Join: howardleague.org/membership/ Give: PayPal.Me/howardleague
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    The Howard League
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    Mar 24
    Dozens of prisons in England and Wales that have been waiting for vital fire safety improvements – including seven jails where there have been fatal fires – are identified today in documents that reveal a national scandal. Read our press release: howardleague.org/news/more-than…
    Brick prison wall with barred windows beside text about 60 prisons awaiting fire safety upgrades amid government policy reversals.
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    The Howard League
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    May 23, 2023
    Three sensible steps @RoryStewartUK would take to change the state of prisons today: 1. Set minimum standards so that overcrowding is illegal, 2. Abolish short sentences, 3. Release any prisoners still serving an IPP sentence. Listen to the Rest Is Politics to hear Rory
    Graphic reads "The Rest Is Politics". Picture of the podcast hosts Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart.
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    The Howard League
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    Apr 13, 2021
    "My life’s work, my mission, has been at the Howard League." A blogpost by our Chief Executive, @francescrook, who is stepping down later this year: howardleague.org/blog/my-lifes-…
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    The Howard League
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    Apr 10, 2017
    We won! Court of Appeal rules that cuts to legal aid for prisoners are unlawful
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    The Howard League | Court of Appeal: Cuts to legal aid for prisoners are unlawful
    The Court of Appeal gives judgment on a legal challenge brought by the Howard League for Penal Reform and the Prisoners’ Advice Service.
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    The Howard League
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    Apr 17, 2020
    "Justice secretary faces legal action over coronavirus in prisons" – @BBCNews
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    Justice secretary faces legal action over coronavirus in prisons
    From bbc.co.uk
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    The Howard League
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    Feb 6, 2019
    We are pleased to welcome @fergus_mcneill, who has joined us as our new chair. Fergus McNeill is Professor of Criminology & Social Work at the University of Glasgow. howardleague.org/about-us/trust…
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    The Howard League
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    Mar 6, 2019
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    The Guardian
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    Mar 6, 2019
    Weather forecaster interrupts live TV knife crime debate – video
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    The Howard League
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    Mar 5, 2024
    The Howard League needs your help. You may have seen the disturbing @HMIPrisonsnews Wetherby report today. We have started a petition calling on the government to move girls out of this prison immediately. ➡️ Sign it here: howardleague.org/move-girls-out…
    Sign our petition and tell the government to move girls out of Wetherby prison
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    The Howard League
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    Feb 20, 2018
    Big day tomorrow! Legal aid will be reinstated for three key areas of prison law, after we and @PrisonersAdvice successfully challenged the cuts in court. Thank you to everyone who supported our legal challenge.
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    The Howard League | Legal aid for prisoners to be reinstated following successful challenge by the...
    Legal aid will be reinstated for three key areas of prison law, after the cuts were successfully challenged in court by the Howard League for Penal Reform and the Prisoners’ Advice Service.
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    The Howard League
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    Oct 4, 2019
    Published by @MoJGovUK, an evidence-based summary of what works - and what doesn't - when trying to get someone to desist from crime. Worth a read if you work in the charity sector, the criminal justice system or the media (or indeed, if you happen to be running the country).
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    The Howard League
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    Mar 5, 2024
    🧵 Published today, @HMIPrisonsnews inspection report on Wetherby prison, which holds boys and girls as young as 15. Our response: howardleague.org/news/howard-le…
    Howard League responds to HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection report on Wetherby. "Prison is no place for a child. Ministers must act swiftly to move the girls out of Wetherby and into more suitable accommodation, such as secure children’s homes. The next step is to do the same for boys, and to make sure that no more children are exposed to such cruelty." - Andrea Coomber KC (Hon.), Chief Executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform.
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    The Howard League
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    Jul 24, 2018
    Our statement, as we begin the process of taking legal action against Sajid Javid on the death penalty 👉🏾
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    The Howard League
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    Jul 24, 2018
    The Howard League was founded when public executions ended and has more than 150 years’ experience of campaigning against capital punishment. (1/3)
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    The Howard League
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    Aug 12, 2019
    “Prisons are being used for people who are too poor and too fragile to sort their lives out," @neilsonandrew told @guardian. But instead of providing support, we’re spending billions each year policing them, criminalising them and incarcerating them.” theguardian.com/society/2019/a…
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    The Howard League
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    Aug 26, 2021
    "If prisoners are to be employed to work for private companies, then they should have workers’ rights, be paid the same rate for the job as anyone else, and pay tax and national insurance." @francescrook in the @guardian:
    If prisoners are to help with the UK’s labour shortages, they must not be exploited | Frances Crook
    From theguardian.com