Parliamentary committee calls for ban on pain-inducing restraint

Joe Lepper
Wednesday, April 17, 2019

MPs and Lords have called for a ban on the use of pain-inducing techniques and solitary confinement on young people in custody, and those detained on mental health grounds.

The parliamentary human rights committee, chaired by Harriet Harman MP, has called for a ban on pain-inducing restraint for dealing wth young offenders. Picture: UK Parliament
The parliamentary human rights committee, chaired by Harriet Harman MP, has called for a ban on pain-inducing restraint for dealing wth young offenders. Picture: UK Parliament

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