The increasing media obsession with the rate of crime in Britain has led to another draconian gem from New Labour’s former “respect tsar”, Louise Casey. Patrick Ward reports

Greg Philo examines the recent rise in violent street crime, identifying the Tory-led economic and social uphevals of the 1980s as key contributing factors to the sense of dispossesion, anomie and alienation felt by young people today.

The global detention policy of the United States and its allies is incubating the insurgents of the future argues Paul Rogers.

New Labour needs to flesh out Tony Blair’s soundbite on being ‘tough on the causes of crime’, rather than building more prisons. The Morning Star reports.

The export of live animals is better regulated than the transport of human beings between prisons and courts, writes Peter Tatchell.

Amnesty International condemns the recent moves by the British government to extend the maximum period of detention without trial to 42 days.

Gary Fraser looks at the role of incarceration in British society and asks what the UK’s fascination is with young people and jail.

The Morning Star looks at overcrowding in British jails and the increasing number of inmates with psychological difficulties. The government needs to ensure a proper level of care and take steps to address the growing numbers.