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Minister for Sentencing, Youth Justice and International, Jake Richards, speaks about the drivers of youth custody and the future of youth courts.
Offenders posing a threat to national security to spend longer behind bars
Child cruelty convictions such as neglect and abandonment will face the same police notification requirements as registered sex offenders.
Every child caught carrying a knife in England and Wales will be given a mandatory targeted plan to stop them reoffending and protect the public.
New laws will end automatic release for badly behaved offenders and strengthen community punishment.
Whole life orders for murders connected to the police, prison or probation officer's current or former duties
Minister for Youth Justice Jake Richards has apologised to the victims and survivors subjected to shocking and systematic abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre.
Girls caught up in the youth justice system will receive better support to turn their lives around, thanks to major reforms set out by the Government today (11 November) as part of the Plan for Change.
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