Lord Carlile told Young People Now that the Government has shown significant interest in his work. And he has already been asked to discuss it with a "senior minister" before the report has even been published.
The report, due out on Friday, contains strong recommendations on the treatment of young people in the secure estate, according to Frances Crook, director of the Howard League for Penal Reform. The Youth Justice board provided the inquiry with evidence, including the fact that Lancaster Farms Young Offender Institution held 125 children for up to seven days in the segregation block in a six-month period, while Stoke Heath Young Offender Institution used solitary confinement 73 times for up to seven days.
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