prison

• The right to vote isn’t just a ‘nice to have’
  Posted on October 26, 2012 by Louise Restell
  Should prisoners have the right to vote? It sounds like a simple yes-no question and most people would probably be able to give a yes or no answer, but it is giving the government no end of headaches.
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  Posted in: Courts, Justice System
  Tagged: prisoners’ voting rights, prison, rehabilitation, ECHR, reoffending, human rights
• We have only ourselves to blame
  Posted on May 29, 2012 by Louise Restell
  I spent this weekend on a yoga retreat. It wasn’t terribly successful as on Sunday morning I fell down the stairs and sprained my ankle, rendering any further participation in sun salutations or downward facing dogs nigh on impossible. As you might imagine, the place was full of healing hands and there was plenty of positive energy all directed at my ankle.
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  Posted in: Justice system
  Tagged: blame, community sentences, crime, criminal justice system, Niemoller, prison, punishment, rape, responsibility, restorative justice, sexual offence