Finally.. some progression in the British Penal System..
By the end of this year, there will be no more under 16's in the prison system.. they'll all be farmed out to 'correctional homes' across the country..
Now what this means is, that a juvenile from London, will be taken to say Aberdeen, and put to work, given a wage, a curfew, and an ankle bracelet that keeps constant tabs on them.. If regulations are broken, then privilages will be removed, just perhaps as any parent might, til the problem's corrected..
This move might provide for some of these kids.. the first chance they've had to what even comes close to a family environment.. with the state acting not as a gaoler, but as a parent..
Not to say there won't be some 'hard-cases' that simply will not see this as a chance, but if only a small percntage respond to this new rehabilatory process, then it's well worth it..
And it also frees up space for those who we know will not come back to the fold..
Win win..