Doing us justice: tackling the prisons problem
What if prisons were designed to educate and encourage, rather than simply to punish? In the face of huge challenges, we meet those who are helping inmates find compassion, courage and purpose
Thousands of gay men to be pardoned
The official pardon offered posthumously to Alan Turing for his conviction of 'gross indecency' is to be extended to thousands of gay and bisexual men in England and Wales
America’s black banking revolution
Recent racial unrest in the US has bloomed into a different kind of protest. ‘Black banking’ is emerging as a tool of empowerment for communities in America, and further afield
Restorative justice is repairing social harm
The process of restorative justice – where offenders and victims meet in a safe, guided environment – is helping reduce crime and giving victims a chance to move on with their lives
Kayaker journeys 3,000km to promote rights of asylum seekers
A Frenchman has reached the halfway point in a kayaking voyage from Tunisia to Brussels, where he hopes to present a petition for asylum seekers’ rights to the European Parliament
