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Children in prison are not high on the social and political agenda. Children in prison are forgotten and out of sight. This report wants to help bring these kids back to the attention of all who have political and social responsibility. The report's title, "Kids behind Bars” (borrowed from the BBC documentary with the same title by Brian Woods and Kate Blewett at True Vision), refers to all children and adolescents (under 18) who, for a variety of reasons, are deprived of their liberty in closed or semi-open institutions worldwide. The definition of "Behind bars" : all institutions, prisons and other closed facilities where children are deprived of their liberty. As an advocacy and awareness raising organisation, DCI is planning to spearhead a worldwide campaign on behalf of kids behind bars with 4 slogans: - put no kids under 15 in prison - use alternatives for imprisonment - focus on prevention - improve the situation for children in closed institutions. |
