Howard League for Penal Reform
national · founded 1866 · HQ United Kingdom
Verified 21 May 2026 · Data dated 21 May 2026
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England & Wales charity working for less crime, safer communities, and fewer people in prison.
The world's oldest prison-reform charity (founded 1866), the Howard League runs campaigns on children in custody, women in prison, and short sentences. It publishes monthly prison-population data for England & Wales.
Focus areas
alternativesjuvenile justicewomen prisoners
Reports published by Howard League for Penal Reform
Examines why suicide remains the leading cause of death in English and Welsh prisons. Analyses the link between short sentences, remand churn, and self-inflicted deaths, and proposes reforms including expanded mental-health screening and the abolition of short prison sentences.