Archive for December, 2008

Young offenders need a future, not a stigma

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Jack Straw

“Justice secretary Jack Straw recently talked about offenders exercising moral choices in the commitment of their crimes. He then scarcely drew breath before telling us that two-thirds of prison inmates are there because they have drink or drug problems.

So, let’s clarify Straw’s own moral choice here…”

Read the rest of Mark’s latest article for the Guardian newspaper.