Last updated: Wednesday 11 Feb 2009 |
1XTRA NEWS: THE REAL TALK OF THE STREETS |
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England and Wales send more young people to jail than any other country in Western Europe. Is prison the best way to punish young offenders? 1Xtra News had exclusive access into Feltham Young Offenders Institute. Listen as Sonny and Jerome talk about their day to day lives in jail. Hear from Danny who is on a project which encourages young offenders into education and hear from David and Stefan who are part of the Intensive Fostering programme. And what do MPs, police officers and the Director of the Prison Service think about crime and punishment in the UK? Is jail really the right solution for offenders under 18 or are there better alternatives to consider? One young offender's story
| ![]() Is jail the right answer for people who break the law? How can we keep young people out of jail? Should penalties be harsher? What would you do if you had the power to decide the fate of young offenders?
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