Is England wrong to lock up so many of its children?
- Posted on July 4, 2026
- By The Independent
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Is England wrong to lock up so many of its children?
Following the ruling by the Court of Appeal that the initial non-custodial sentences handed down to two teenage rapists in Hampshire were unduly lenient, Richard Williams reports from Norway, which like its Nordic neighbours Sweden, Finland and Iceland, says children under 15 are deemed too young to face criminal prosecution
