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10 things I learnt from the Chief Inspector of Prisons Annual Report for 2023/24
10 interesting facts from the 2023/24 Chief Inspector of Prisons Annual Report
10th September 2024
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10 interesting facts from the 2023/24 Chief Inspector of Prisons Annual Report
Chief Prison Inspector Charlie Taylor criticises greatly reduced regimes in his annual report.
Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor, says that suppressing violence through lockdowns is the not the long-term answer.
MoJ acknowledges over-use of physical restraint and solitary confinement in youth custody.
Justice Minister Dr Phillip Lee sets out th MoJ’s plan for new Secure Schools: “Schools with security, not prisons with education”
The new HM Prison and Probation Service will take over responsibility of youth custody from the Youth Justice Board whose new chair will be Charlie Taylor.
Charlie Taylor’s review argues for a devolved youth justice system and a network of secure schools; the MoJ agrees to most recommendations and two such schools.
Prisoners Education Trust urge the use of non-traditional methods to engage reluctant learners, including sports, arts and technology.
In order that education is truly placed at the heart of youth custody, we must reconceive youth prisons as schools. The review’s ambition is for smaller custodial establishments which are created as secure schools…
