June 2018 – Article 39

“It’ll tell you everything”

June 4, 2018 by Carolyne Willow

A brilliant new website for children and young people living in institutions goes live at 4pm today. Called rights4children, the site is packed with information about children’s rights, on topics important to them. It has been created by Article 39 working with the web design company Wholegrain Digital. Forty-eight children and young people, aged between … Read more

Action taken on child’s note – nearly 14 years on

June 1, 2018 by Carolyne Willow

On 8 August 2004, 14 year-old Adam Rickwood was found hanging in his cell in a child prison run by Serco. In addition to a note for his family, asking to be buried with his grandad, Adam left behind a statement explaining that officers had deliberately swiped his nose, and that he bled for nearly … Read more