Month: July 2017

Crowdfunder success!

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Article 39 is delighted that our crowdfunder to legally challenge painful and unjustified restraint of children escorted to/from secure children’s homes has been successful. We raised over £10,000 days before our deadline! Had our initial target of £8,000 not been reached by the morning of 27 July, we would have been unable to collect any … Read more

Solitary confinement of child ruled unlawful

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The Howard League for Penal Reform has won a very important legal case, which should protect child prisoners from prolonged solitary confinement without regular reviews and education. It was deeply disappointing, however, that the High Court did not also find that the child’s isolation for more than 100 days did not amount to inhuman and … Read more