‘Today, the Sentencing Council has published two new sentencing guidelines. One covers how courts should make a reduction in sentence for offenders who admit their guilt, and the other deals with the approach they should take when sentencing children and young people.’
Sentencing Council, 7th March 2017
‘British prisons are holding child inmates in solitary confinement in an alleged breach of UN torture rules and British law, The Independent has found. Lawyers in one case have launched legal action against the Government in the High Court.’
The Independent, 21st February 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A 15-year-boy has been jailed for 13 years for murdering a teenager in an ambush in Notting Hill.’
BBC News, 10th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Robert Molloy, 20, was sentenced to 24 weeks in prison over the racist attack filmed by a fellow tram passenger in Manchester.’
The Guardian, 7th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘At least 14 former inmates of a detention centre who made allegations of historical sexual and physical abuse against prison officers claim that their complaints were ignored by police.’
The Guardian, 5th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A teenage white supremacist who lauded the killer of MP Jo Cox as a hero has been found guilty of making a pipebomb.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A teenager who stole cats from an animal sanctuary to use as “live bait” for his dogs has been sent to a young offenders institute for 30 months.’
BBC News, 23rd January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three teenagers have been jailed for stabbing a young rapper to death in a fight over a stolen bicycle in south-east London.’
BBC News, 13th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A waitress who edited a video to make it sound as though a police officer she met on a dating website was threatening to rape her has been jailed.’
Daily Telegraph. 5th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘One of two teenage brothers who tortured two boys in South Yorkshire told a judge he was now “the opposite of that person who did the crimes”.’
BBC News, 19th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 17-year-old who admitted hacking offences linked to the TalkTalk data breach has been given a 12-month youth rehabilitation order and had his smartphone and computer hard drive confiscated.’
The Guardian, 13th December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) welcomes the Ministry of Justice’s review into youth justice, led by Charlie Taylor.’
Bar Standards Board, 12th December 2016
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘Two “secure schools” are to be opened for teenage offenders in England and Wales in a bid to improve education within the youth justice system.’
BBC News, 11th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two brothers who beat and tortured another pair of boys when they were aged 10 and 11 will remain anonymous for the rest of their lives, a court ruled on Friday.’
The Guardian, 9th December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An internal Ministry of Justice (MoJ) assessment of restraint used against children and teenagers in young offenders institutions and secure training centres found that some techniques could kill or leave them disabled, it has been reported.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th December 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A teenager has been jailed for at least 16 years after being found guilty of murdering a high-ranking civil servant after they met via the gay social networking app Grindr.’
The Guardian, 23rd November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The 20-year minimum terms handed to a teenage couple – believed to be Britain’s youngest double-murderers – for the brutal “executions” of a mother and her daughter have been referred to the Attorney General for being “unduly lenient”.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The number of children held in youth prisons who feel unsafe has risen significantly in recent years, an official report has warned.’
The Independent, 15th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A 15-year-old boy and girl have been sentenced to a minimum of 20 years for the murders of a mother and daughter, who were smothered and stabbed in the throat as they slept in their beds.’
The Independent, 10th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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