9 January 2010

Why is the Criminal Justice System Failing Young Adults?

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Why is our criminal justice system out of step with cultural and social norms of transitions to adulthood? This report finds that 18 to 24 year-olds represent a third of people sentenced to prison each year and calls for an approach that is proportionate to their maturity and responsive to their needs.

Publisher: T2A

Adultifying Youth Custody: learning lessons on transition to adulthood from the use of youth custody for young adults
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30 September 2024
The Wayland Pilot: Use of a peer-led scrutiny panel to amplify voices and restore trust in the discrimination complaints system in prison

This report looks at the findings from a Wayland Prison pilot project for minority ethnic young adult prisoners and the discrimination complaints system

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July 2024
Young women’s education in prison

This report from Prisoners’ Education Trust (PET) demonstrates the powerful role education plays for young women in prison and on release.
Publisher: Prisoners’ Education Trust
Author: Katy Swaine Williams

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