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Frances Crook

Chief Executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform

Appointed chief executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform in 1986 Frances Crook has been responsible for research programmes and campaigns to raise public concern about suicides in prison, the over-use of custody, poor conditions in prison, young people in trouble, and mothers in prison. She was awarded an OBE for services to youth justice in the 2010 New Year Honours List and was appointed a Senior Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics in 2010.

April 9, 2019

Prison Officer Attacks At Feltham YOI Are Yet Another Symptom Of Our Broken Justice System

July 18, 2017

There Is Not A Single Prison In The Country Where A Child Is Safe - The State Is Failing Its Duty To Protect Children

February 15, 2018

While Reform Is A Political Step Too Far There Are Safe Ways To Reduce Prison Numbers

November 28, 2017

Our Record Prison Suicide Rate Is A National Scandal And A National Shame

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May 2, 2015

Three in Four Prisons Are Overcrowded - Ministers Must Recognise There Is a Problem

April 17, 2013

Our Justice System Should Be Smarter and Smaller - Not Privatised

September 10, 2012

Child Victims Are Seen as Criminals