Building a more humane and effective response to crime. Join: https://howardleague.org/membership/ Give: http://PayPal.Me/howardleaguehttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mwvjuo54jj2iPrisons like Millsike in East Yorkshire were supposed to be a solution to the capacity crisis. Watch our video to see how, instead, the prison has become part of the problem. https://www.instagram.com/p/DdWbqaoo2qF/02 Oct 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvjuo54jj2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mwvdklnexs23"Police have launched a criminal investigation into the management of a scandal-hit prison after five men died in nine months." A report by Amy-Clare Martin for the Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-investigation-deaths-hmp-lowdham-grange-b3060338.html02 Oct 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvdklnexs23https://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mwv4hasx5q2v"More than half of people prosecuted under Joint Enterprise are under 25." That almost one in five defendants were children under the age of 18 is extremely concerning, especially given the lengthy prison sentences that can be handed down in cases of homicide. https://ow.ly/b1jN50ZTqvy02 Oct 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwv4hasx5q2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mwutrgnf2425“Criminalising parents is unlikely to help children who need support, and putting them behind bars would only put further strain on a failing prison system that is already bursting at the seams.” - Andrew Neilson, Howard League. https://ow.ly/g7OT50ZTqgq02 Oct 2026 07:25 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwutrgnf2425https://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mwurkgvz6p24Julia Fox is right – there should be fewer women in prison. Watch our video to find out why. https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd9gtd_IgR7/02 Oct 2026 06:45 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwurkgvz6p24https://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mwszh6mhbz27One week to go until our SPOTLIGHTS event on prisons under pressure. 📅 Thursday 8 October 🕛 12pm to 1.15pm 📍 Online via Zoom 🎟️ Book your free place here: https://lnkd.in/eiXWQBzv01 Oct 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwszh6mhbz27https://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mwssozalld2eRates of self-harm and assaults on staff have gone down significantly in prisons. So, what changed? Addressing prison overcrowding doesn’t just make it easier to help people learn skills and move on from crime; it protects staff and saves lives. https://www.instagram.com/p/DdJm6xDTsRo/01 Oct 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwssozalld2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mwslnmykzs2kPrison is no place for a child. "Children in custody live in fear of being attacked and would be too scared to report bullying or victimisation, according to a survey carried out by inspectors." https://insidetime.org/newsround/jailed-children-live-in-fear-of-violence/ 01 Oct 2026 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwslnmykzs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mwsc7timfs2sHundreds of people are expected to be released from prison today, as changes aimed at tackling the overcrowding crisis come into effect. Watch our video to learn more about the changes and why they have been introduced. https://ow.ly/H5Sy50ZT6Qf01 Oct 2026 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsc7timfs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mwqkcmx7ro2dCould you help by becoming a Howard League board member? Find out more: https://howardleague.org/about-us/vacancies/board-member-2/30 Sep 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqkcmx7ro2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mwqcbtfldx2lErlestoke, an overcrowded prison in Wiltshire, is crying out for more staff – the number of officers is about one-third below target. So why is it taking up to 10 months for new staff to be vetted? https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd3r4anoFNA/30 Sep 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqcbtfldx2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mwnuju6g772g"Almost half of electronic tags used to track offenders' movements are not fitted on time, with significant delays putting victims in England and Wales at risk, a report has found." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj62eyq1g5yvo29 Sep 2026 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnuju6g772ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mwnlxao7ak2o"Saving women from prison is a blueprint for a more compassionate society. The debate around the future of women’s prisons is intensifying. Calls for alternatives focus on support and rehabilitation rather than incarceration." https://observer.co.uk/news/columnists/article/saving-women-from-prison-is-a-blueprint-for-a-more-compassionate-society29 Sep 2026 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnlxao7ak2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mwlkicu5zv2nThe prison population has risen again. Today it stood at 87,499 – up 254 from the mark recorded last week. The prison estate should not hold more than 81,616 people, the population currently exceeds this level by 5,883. https://howardleague.org/prison-watch/28 Sep 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlkicu5zv2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mwl2ws6d6e2pDon't miss our next SPOTLIGHTS event! 📅 Thursday 8 October 🕛 12pm to 1.15pm 📍 Online via Zoom 🎟️ Book your free place here: https://howardleague.org/events/spotlights-prisons-under-pressure/28 Sep 2026 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwl2ws6d6e2phttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mwkyqj47oy2c“The prison system is carrying a lot of risk; it operates with risk, it operates with crisis a lot of the time, but you have to decide which risks you can manage and those you can’t.” Hear more from our Chair, Dame Anne Owers, here: https://ow.ly/7vFZ50ZS8gS28 Sep 2026 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwkyqj47oy2chttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mwdnu5lxk32s“It’s a constant effort to keep some of these places usable because they are so old and because the infrastructure is so crumbly.” Our Chair, Dame Anne Owers, spoke to the Telegraph about prisons: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/23/empty-prison-cell-violent-offenders-free/25 Sep 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdnu5lxk32shttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mwbtlqqxem2iRates of self-harm and assaults on staff have gone down significantly in prisons. So, what changed? Addressing prison overcrowding doesn’t just make it easier to help people learn skills and move on from crime; it protects staff and saves lives. https://www.instagram.com/p/DdJm6xDTsRo/24 Sep 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbtlqqxem2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mwbfttqxmr2sThe Howard League has responded to a report of the Crown Prosecution Service Joint Enterprise National Monitoring Scheme 2025-26. The report shows that the CPS prosecuted 188 cases of homicide and attempted homicide, involving a total of 538 defendants. https://ow.ly/nrGe50ZQYRQ #JointEnterprise24 Sep 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbfttqxmr2shttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mwaq25xiak2pFeeling unsafe inevitable for many children in youth custody, as poor standards persist. “Get children out of these toxic places and into an environment where they will receive the care and support they need to turn their lives around.” - Andrew Neilson. https://ow.ly/8Qj050ZQv0y24 Sep 2026 07:25 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwaq25xiak2phttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mw6p23huqq26Prisons like Millsike in East Yorkshire were supposed to be a solution to the capacity crisis. Watch our video to see how, instead, the prison has become part of the problem. https://www.instagram.com/p/DdWbqaoo2qF/23 Sep 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6p23huqq26https://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mw6ltlv7tw2d “Instead of setting up yet another means of monitoring the harm being done to children, ministers should urgently withdraw PAVA from children’s prisons and stop the harm happening in the first place.” https://ow.ly/hHW950ZQuQS23 Sep 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6ltlv7tw2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mw3mct5qzl2xWe have responded to HM Inspectorate of Prisons’ review of children in custody, published today. The report looks at evidence gathered from inspections, survey findings and interviews from children held in four young offender institutions and a secure training centre. https://ow.ly/BnGn50ZPJ6M 22 Sep 2026 06:35 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw3mct5qzl2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mw3lqxczma2aCould you help by becoming a Howard League board member? Find out more: https://howardleague.org/about-us/vacancies/board-member-2/22 Sep 2026 06:25 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw3lqxczma2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mvzwce25u52dThe prison population has risen again. Today it stood at 87,245 – up 134 from the mark recorded last week. This is the 11th time in a row that the weekly figures have shown an increase in the population. https://howardleague.org/prison-watch/21 Sep 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzwce25u52dhttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mvzqocd3vz2x"Criminalising parents is unlikely to help children who need support, and putting them behind bars would only put further strain on a failing prison system that is already bursting at the seams." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6lye7200g7vo21 Sep 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzqocd3vz2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mvrqm3mky72uThe prison population is rising so fast that we’re on course to run out of prison places by November. If that means more people will have to be monitored in the community, it will mean more tagging. But is everyone who is meant to be on a tag actually wearing one? https://ow.ly/zjP650ZLE3518 Sep 2026 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrqm3mky72uhttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mvqhjtriwd2vRates of self-harm and assaults on staff have gone down significantly in prisons. So, what changed? Addressing prison overcrowding doesn’t just make it easier to help people learn skills and move on from crime; it protects staff and saves lives. #LiftTheLidOnPrison #PrisonTok #CriminalJustice17 Sep 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqhjtriwd2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mvq5qpy7am2vThis summer has seen many changes and updates to the implementation of the Sentencing Act. However, there has been a lot of confusion as to what the changes will look like in practice. We have a blogpost explaining the main changes and how they will work: https://ow.ly/ELGR50ZLCLq http://thehowardleague.bsky.social17 Sep 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvq5qpy7am2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/thehowardleague.bsky.social/post/3mvpqvfk6gf2xCould you help by becoming a Howard League board member? Find out more: https://howardleague.org/about-us/vacancies/board-member-2/17 Sep 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:coqkwlbabgsshkyq3qaf72ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpqvfk6gf2x