ABSTRACT
This chapter shows that agencies working outside the prison service can become involved in effective working with children and young people who are detained in custody. It looks at the background, methods, findings and case studies of the Howard League’s Troubleshooter Project for 15 year-olds and the Children’s Society Remand Rescue Initiative, both of which are, or have been, based directly in custodial institutions. The chapter examines the Children’s Society Remand Rescue Initiative which commenced in January 1997 and has developed and refined the previous work of the Howard League and applied it nationally. The Troubleshooter team was given free access to Feltham Young Offender Institution and Remand Centre to allow visits to children after their admission. The nature and degree of involvement of the Troubleshooter and the Remand Rescue teams in the case of each child coming in to custody was specific to the needs and circumstances of the individual.
