In this article, pupil barrister Kitan Ososami discusses the problems with child imprisonment and how the new London Accommodation Pathfinder, a Youth Justice Board pilot designed to support 16–17-year-old boys at risk of custody pre- and post-trial, will attempt to address these.
Analysis by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) in October 2021 projected that youth custody rates are expected to more than double by September 2024.[i]
This, in part, is attributed to government plans for police officer recruitment, the anticipated “recovery” of the courts from the pandemic, and the impact of the Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Act 2022 with the increased powers it gives to police and the courts.[ii]
Despite recent, positive downward trends in the youth justice system, it i...
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