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4Front and #KillTheBill -- Why we oppose the Police, Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill! #KilltheBill
Young people do not belong in cages. For those who are currently imprisoned, over half of whom are Black and brown, incidents of self harm, violence and suicide in prison at record levels, Despite this desperate situation, the Bill threatens to:
Create Secure Academies to imprison 16-19 year olds. These translate the widely discredited academy school model into the prison estate. Existing academy schools can set up or become ‘Secure Academies’. These youth prisons will be run by private companies.
