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A room in a young offenders institute

History shows abuse of children in custody will remain an ‘inherent risk’ – report

18 Oct 2018

New research conducted for the current independent inquiry suggests that – despite recent policy improvements – cultures of child abuse are liable to...

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Mau Mau gang

How the British treated 'hardcore' Mau Mau women

28 Aug 2014

New research on the treatment of 'hardcore' female Mau Mau prisoners by the British in the late 1950s sheds new light on how ideas about gender...

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Alone. Banner image via Voices for Dignity

“Without paperwork I am nothing. I do not appear to exist”

11 Mar 2014

Researchers from the Institute of Criminology reveal that many women trafficked into the UK who commit crime under duress are imprisoned without...

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