Learning disabilities and access to offender behaviour programmes in prison: a High Court decision

Abstract

This article provides an overview and comment on the case of R (on the application of Dennis Gill) v Secretary of State for Justice [2010] EWHC 364 (Admin), which drew attention to a deficit in the system, that those with learning disabilities were not being provided with an equal or adequate level of offending behaviour treatment work. This was a claim for judicial review by Dennis Gill, who is a life sentenced prisoner with a learning disability. He had served well over twice his four‐year tariff but, because of his learning disability, had not been permitted to take part in any offending behaviour programmes.

Citation

McArdle, I. (2010), "Learning disabilities and access to offender behaviour programmes in prison: a High Court decision", Journal of Learning Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, Vol. 1 No. 2, pp. 27-29. https://doi.org/10.5042/jldob.2010.0417