Sentences with phrase «penal reform groups»

Clarke's sentencing review speech, in which he said some short sentences need to go, is supported by penal reform groups across the country.

This is why, incidentally, penal reform groups like the Howard League are so crucial: their contact with prisoners and their families, even when hamstrung by the government, is invaluable.

In a move which baffled child safety experts and penal reform groups, the institution, which previously held only 16 - to 18 - year - olds, started admitting young adults between the ages of 18 to 21.

The justice secretary's decision to close down a prison sex investigation is the latest example of his hostility to penal reform groups