Young offenders are being held in adult prisons that are reclassifyingindividual cells as young offender institutions. The practice emerged atAltcourse prison in Liverpool during the inquiry into the murder ofZahid Mubarek, who was beaten to death in Feltham young offendersinstitution in 2000.
The British Pregnancy Advisory Service has been criticised by chiefmedical officer Sir Liam Donaldson for putting women in touch with aSpanish clinic willing to operate beyond the UK legal time limit of 24weeks.
A citizenship and community month in October organised as part of theYear of the Volunteer will highlight the voluntary work carried out by arange of minority groups including teenagers.www.yearofthevolunteer.org
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