Sentences with phrase «young offender institutions»

But it nevertheless appears to be Labour party policy after Shadow Justice Secretary Sadiq Khan today described the government's bid to introduce a new 10.30 pm «lights out» policy in young offender institutions as a «gimmick».

He refers to the Heron wing of Feltham young offenders institution as a fine example, only to discover it was shut down in February this year.

In short: this will mean turning existing Young Offender Institutions into what will effectively be high quality schools that will demand the highest standards.

Cameron explained: «In short, this will mean turning existing young offender institutions into what will effectively be high - quality schools that will demand the highest standards.»

Siobhan Dowd (pronounced Shivorn) was named one of the «top 100 Irish - Americans» for her global anti-censorship work with the writers» organization Dowd also co-founded the English PEN's readers and writers program, which brings authors into underprivileged schools, prisons young offender institutions and community projects.

«It is from that underclass that gangs draw their recruits, young offenders institutions find their inmates and prisons replenish their cells,» he said.

This action caused «significant disruption», the justice secretary told MPs yesterday, including # 220,000 worth of damages at Lancashire Farms young offenders institution after «very serious disturbances».

Focusing mainly on Stanleys first couple of days at Camp Green Lake and also looking at a comparison of a boy at a real life young offenders institution (newspaper report and a letter home).

The government is to review the use of batons in young offenders institutions (YOIs) in England and Wales.

In a previous employment I was a magistrate's legal adviser and I accompanied a group of magistrates around Feltham young offenders institution.

Dowd also co-founded the English PEN's readers and writers program, which brings authors into underprivileged schools, prisons young offender institutions and community projects.

«We've introduced a «lights out» in young offender institutions, to give those young people more of a structure and discipline to their day.»

Overcrowding and staff shortages were largely behind the death of teenager Zahid Mubarek at Feltham young offenders institution, a major inquiry has found.

She highlighted growing concerns about safety, particularly in dispersal prisons and young offender institutions, and about rates of self - harm among young women; she also warned of «unsuitable, cramped, or unhygienic accommodation» in some prisons.

So no wonder he has announced today that young offender institutions will be closed down and replaced with new secure colleges.

Inmates of a range of ages were recruited from five category B and C prisons, a women's prison and a young offender institution, all in the West Midlands, and were randomly assigned to either a course of ten weekly yoga sessions of 90 minutes run by the Prison Phoenix Trust, or to a control group.

«Starred up» is the term used to describe the transfer of a particularly volatile criminal from a young offender institution to adult prison.

Centres range from youth clubs, voluntary organisations and businesses to young offender institutions, schools, universities and academies.

Ms Spielman's report also raised particular concerns about education standards in young offenders institutions, which she said could be «extremely poor».

We continued to expand our UK operations delivering the Labour government's Literacy and Numeracy Strategies, teaching in young offender institutions and offering careers guidance services.

After studying psychology at the University of Stockholm, he worked at its Psychotechnological Institute, and in 1960 became a psychologist at Roxtuna, a young offenders institution.