The UR Boss project, run by the Howard League for Penal Reform withfunding from the Big Lottery Fund, will work with around 150 youngpeople held in custody each year.
As well as giving young offenders the opportunity to inform policy, thescheme will train them to communicate with the media and speak atParliamentary select committee hearings.
"We will have participation projects where young people can take a leadon shaping policy reports," said Andrew Neilson, assistant director atthe Howard League. "There will also be focus groups or one-on-onesessions, and young people would be given the opportunity to design thecovers of policy reports."
The charity will recruit around nine new staff to run the project overthe next five years and will work with young people up to the age of 24in young offender institutions, secure children's homes, and securetraining centres across England.
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