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November 24, 2020

Howard League exposes injustice of prison disciplinary system

The disciplinary system in prisons creates a pervasive sense of injustice, fuelling conflict and overcrowding, and should be overhauled, says the Howard League for Penal Reform.
July 3, 2020

Poor housing causing health problems during lockdown

The Homes at the Heart campaign is urging government to put funding for new and existing social homes at the heart of the country’s recovery from coronavirus.
May 19, 2020

Report on men's local prisons during Covid-19

Staff and prisoners have worked together to make the best of the situation, but ministers have not done all they could to help.
May 3, 2020

Call to mobilise youth workers as part of lockdown exit strategy

A new report highlights the need to support young people who may be at risk but out of sight during the lockdown.
February 9, 2020

UNHCR calls for decisive action to end 'alarming' conditions on Aegean islands

The UN Refugee Agency is urging Greece to intensify efforts to address alarming overcrowding and precarious conditions for asylum seekers and migrants staying on the five Greek Aegean islands of Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos, and Leros.
September 24, 2019

1 in 7 people in England directly hit by the housing crisis

New research shows that the actual number of people in England who need social housing is almost double the number on the Government’s waiting list.
June 25, 2019

England and Wales send more people to prison than anywhere else in western Europe

England and Wales have an imprisonment rate approximately three times that of Italy and Spain, and almost twice as high as Germany.
November 26, 2018

Howard League survey reveals poor hygiene provision in failing prison system.

Howard League says figures highlight poor hygiene in a failing prison system.
August 13, 2018

Call to scrap additional days of imprisonment in England and Wales

The Howard League for Penal Reform says punishments totalling almost 1,000 years were handed down in 2017.
August 10, 2018

HMP Hull 'reasonably good but self-harm needs to be addressed'

The nspection found the prison to be "doing its best" but expressed concern that since the last inspection, five prisoners had taken their own lives and levels of self-harm had increased drastically.