Edmund Clark

Children as young as ten can be imprisoned in the UK. Imprisonment is damaging, inhumane and ineffective. We believe that prison should be reserved for those children and young people who have committed, or are in danger of committing, violent offences. At least two-thirds of children who are locked up every year should not be there. Take Action Now.

Children as young as 10 can be imprisoned in the United Kingdom

Almost a quarter of children in prison have learning difficulties

Children found guilty of criminal damage today spend twice as long in prison compared to 10 years ago

One fifth of children in prison don't receive any visits from friends or family

Nearly 7,000 prison sentences were given to children last year

Children in prison are 18 times more likely to commit suicide than their peers outside

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Out of Trouble is using new ways to connect with supporters to help us achieve our goal of fewer children and young people in prison.


Programme director Penelope Gibbs will be posting regular blog updates with day-to-day news stories as well as the latest on progress towards our overall goal, and, as the campaign progresses, we hope to feature blogs from others working at the front-line of the youth justice system. We’ll also be linking to external blogs that we like so if you know of a must-read blog which shows a different side to life in the youth justice world do get in touch.


Out of Trouble is also active on key social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, but we need your help to raise our profile and spread the message that too many children are being imprisoned unnecessarily - please use your online networks of friends and family to help us reach out to as many new supporters as possible. The more people who sign up to and support our campaign online the easier it will be to demonstrate to government and policymakers that the time for change is now.


Alternatively, get in touch with Out of Trouble staff directly if you have any questions about the campaign, the information on this site, or would simply like to express your support for what we are doing. See our contact us page for up-to-date contact details.