The report, entitled Access to Justice Denied: Young Adults in Prison, focuses on 18- to 21-year-olds in prison and also warns that threats to funding for young offender institutions (YOIs) risk failure to prepare young people in custody for their release into the community.
Of the 25 YOIs contacted by the Howard League, only 13 were able to confirm that they had an LSO. This contravenes a Prison Service order that states that all prisons are required to have an appointed officer.
"Young people must absolutely be given the right support for their sake and for the sake of all of us. The law and our society require this as the very minimum," said Chris Callender, assistant director and head of legal at the Howard League for Penal Reform.
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