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Promoting Just Responses to the Causes and Consequences of Crime

The Howard League for Penal Reform in Scotland is an independent organisation whose members seek improvements to the criminal justice system in Scotland.

News

Statement on presumption against short periods of imprisonment 9th February 2016

The presumption against custodial sentences of three months or less has been in place for almost five years and has failed to have any...

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Consultations & Policies

Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2015-16

HLS have raised concerns that the government’s draft budget 2015-16 will increase funding for...

Custody

Imprisonment is the harshest sanction the state can impose upon one of its citizens. HLS, therefore, concurs with the findings of Henry...

Events & Lectures

We are currently working on our programme of events for 2014/2015