Pain-inducing restraint to be banned in England and Wales children’s prisons
New Ministry of Justice policy says such techniques must only be used in emergency scenarios
February 2016
UK child prisons: thousands of injuries not disclosed by government
Minister reveals number of injuries during restraint is almost five times higher than Youth Justice Board figure
February 2011
Inquiry needed into Mubenga death
Letters: A culture of secrecy currently pervades the use of force on detainees
January 2011
liberty central
This 14-year-old boy's suicide in custody makes me weep
Eric Allison
Second inquest into death of youngest person to die in custody begins
October 2008
Joe Public blog
Why a ban on smacking would protect all children
Our acceptance of smacking children leads directly to the restraint techniques used on Adam Rickwood before his death in youth custody, writes Erwin James
June 2007
Fatal failure to learn lessons on restraint
'What gives them the right to hit a child in the nose?'
August 2004
The young at heart
The tragic death of 14-year-old Adam Rickwood has turned the spotlight on the Youth Justice Board. Alison Benjamin meets its chief executive, Ellie Roy.
Another death, another disgrace
The suicide of Adam Rickwood, at Hassockfield secure training centre in County Durham, is the latest in a list of tragedies for children in the penal system.
Calls for child jail rethink after death of 14-year-old
Children's charities yesterday called for a fundamental review of the youth justice system after the death of Adam Rickwood, 14, the youngest person in memory to die in custody in Britain.
