23 June 201016 December 2022 4WardEverUK

Study launches into alternatives to jail

all credits: Newstart Magazine
published: 21st June 2010

The Howard League and the Prison Governors’ Association have launched a joint project to find ways to reduce the need for short jail terms, as new research shows the damage created under the current sentencing policy.

The probation officers’ union Napo today stepped up its calls for reform as its research found that three-quarters of prisoners serving terms of less than 12 months were reconvicted within two years. It wants short prison sentences to be scrapped and for the money saved to be spent on the supervision of short-term prisoners in the community.

23 June 201016 December 2022 4WardEverUK

New mental health guidance for police

originally published by: Black Mental Health UK
originally published: 16the June 2010

Community leaders have welcomed the publication of a new guide to assist police officers when dealing with people who use mental health services, but warn a wholesale review of how this group are treated is needed if substantive progress is to be achieved.

Entitled ‘Guidance on Responding to People with Mental Ill Health or Learning Disablities ‘, this new publication was produced by the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) on behalf of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) in close consultation with the Department of Health.

10 May 201016 December 2022 4WardEverUK

Why aren’t Black deaths in custody an election issue?

Parliament Protest originally published by: Chronicle World
2nd May 2010

In all the 2010 election brouhaha about fairness in society, no political party has made the alarming number of deaths of Black people in police custody a priority.

However, thanks to the GPI Generation (the heirs of the “Stop Police Brutality” marches) the anguish and concerns of Black communities and voters have gained a voice.

“Now is the time to empower people with “strategies of protest” against injustice in the hands of the law”, said Remi Harris, music producer, and Aisha Phoenix, graduate student as they welcomed speakers, campaigners and bereaved families to the George Padmore Institute meeting.