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Government must hire ex-young offenders, says prisons minister

3 October 2007, Children & Young People Now

The government must do more to employ ex-young adult offenders within its own ranks, prisons minister David Hanson has said.

Public risk is main focus on release

3 October 2007, Children & Young People Now

Too much emphasis is placed on the risk to society when releasing young offenders back into the community, a report has said.

Strip searches at YOI under fire

3 October 2007, Children & Young People Now

The Howard League for Penal Reform has made a child protection complaint against Werrington Young Offender Institution.

Failure of units fuels gang crime

3 October 2007, Children & Young People Now

Pupil referral units' failure to turn excluded young people's lives around is causing the growth of gang crime, the head of an anti-gangs project said last week.

Youth Justice: Hanging inquest gives open verdict

26 September 2007, Children & Young People Now

The jury at the inquest into the death of teenager Daniel Nelson has returned an open verdict.

Youth Justice: Referral orders set for improvements

26 September 2007, Children & Young People Now

The Youth Justice Board has launched a consultation looking into how referral orders can be improved.

Youth Justice: Young offenders with learning disabilities rejected in custody

26 September 2007, Children & Young People Now

Young adult offenders with learning difficulties in Scotland are not being given the support they need when in custody, a Prison Reform Trust report has found.

Labour Conference: PM pledges £670m for youth services

26 September 2007, Children & Young People Now

Prime Minister Gordon Brown used the Labour Party conference to promise to spend £670m on youth services and to provide one-to-one support for families and teenagers in trouble.

Youth Justice: Lancashire uses its young to run restorative justiceproject

19 September 2007, Children & Young People Now

A restorative justice project where panels of young people act as mediators between offenders and victims launched last week in Lancashire.

Youth Justice: Football scheme in £11m expansion

19 September 2007, Children & Young People Now

A scheme that uses football to combat antisocial behaviour is to be expanded to reach 12,000 teenagers following £11m of investment.