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Archer speaks out on prison education
News Article 18 September 2003
Inmates should be given greater incentives to enrol in education programmes while in prison, Lord Archer has said.
Archer 'to become penal reformer'
News Article 12 September 2003
Lord Archer is set to become a campaigner against the ills of the British penal system, a leading prison reformer has predicted.
Frances Crook - director of the Howard League for Penal Reform
Interview 12 September 2003
Question: What are the key issues for the Howard League currently?
Prison population set to hit crisis level
News Article 1 March 2002
The government's crime "crackdown" is set to trigger crisis levels in the prison population, it was claimed on Friday.
Government warned of looming crisis in prisons
News Article 21 November 2001
A leading prison reform group has called on the government to take action to halt the rise in the number of people being jailed.
Howard League calls for action on prisoner suicides
News Article 30 August 2001
Poor conditions in court cells and prison vans are contributing to suicide and self-inflicted injuries among prisoners, a prison reform charity has warned.
Britain tops EU jail league
News Article 16 August 2001
England and Wales are locking up a higher proportion of their citizens than any other European country, the latest figures show.
Blunkett set for tough fight over new laws
News Article 20 June 2001
David Blunkett has stamped his authority as the new home secretary by signalling that he will be just as hardline as his predecessor.
Candidates urged to sign prison pledge
Press Review 1 May 2001
Brixton jail failed by staff and ministers, says report
News Article 31 January 2001
The chief inspector of prisons has issued a damning verdict on the conditions in Brixton prison - criticising both the prison service and ministers for allowing the jail to slide
Young offenders units damned as a "costly experiment"
News Article 9 October 2000
The Howard League for Penal Reform has called on the government to close all young offenders units and damned them as a "costly experiment".
