Being a drug addict is an adult problem, yet young people desperate for treatment are being denied it because there are no facilities to help them

Prison is the most expensive and least effective response to social unrest. Investing in our poor young people is a cheaper and more humane reaction

Access to the internet, colleges, treatment and training centres would really rehabilitate people in jail, says John Podmore

The government has pandered to the 'howls of the tabloids' with its punitive statement on law and order. What happened to rehabilitation, especially where children are concerned?

Angry Daily Mail readers should not define criminal justice policy. Further punishment for already abused troubled youngsters will only lead to more problems, says Mark Johnson

The government's green paper is a series of modifications to our criminal justice system devised from the top down, but it's the 'minor' issues that hold the key, says Mark Johnson

The right to vote has little relevance to many prisoners, but a meaningful job would help change their lives

Craig overcame massive emotional barriers only to find that when he was ready to do something significant, there was little chance to do so. Now he is dead