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| Ashfield teenage prisoners to begin legal battle | Ashfield teenage prisoners to begin legal battle |
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| Seven teenagers who claim they were punished unlawfully will begin a legal battle against a Bristol prison later. | Seven teenagers who claim they were punished unlawfully will begin a legal battle against a Bristol prison later. |
| The boys, all aged 18, claim Ashfield young offenders institution operated an unlawful punishment regime and are seeking a judicial review against it. | The boys, all aged 18, claim Ashfield young offenders institution operated an unlawful punishment regime and are seeking a judicial review against it. |
| Lawyers acting in support of the group will argue they were punished with a type of "quadruple jeopardy". | |
| The private company which runs the prison, Serco, is defending the legal action but declined to comment. | The private company which runs the prison, Serco, is defending the legal action but declined to comment. |
| 'Serious concerns' | 'Serious concerns' |
| The prisoners at the young offenders institution were accused of taking part in a sit-in protest on a sports pitch which resulted in equipment being damaged. | The prisoners at the young offenders institution were accused of taking part in a sit-in protest on a sports pitch which resulted in equipment being damaged. |
| Lawyers from the Howard League for Penal Reform say it was unlawful for the boys to be punished "by awarding them additional days; subjecting them to an informal version of segregation without any safeguards; and removing privileges and rights such as restriction to education and the gym". | Lawyers from the Howard League for Penal Reform say it was unlawful for the boys to be punished "by awarding them additional days; subjecting them to an informal version of segregation without any safeguards; and removing privileges and rights such as restriction to education and the gym". |
| The charity said the claim "raises serious concerns both regarding the treatment of these seven young people, and more general concerns in relation to all those currently held there, and who may be held there in future". | The charity said the claim "raises serious concerns both regarding the treatment of these seven young people, and more general concerns in relation to all those currently held there, and who may be held there in future". |
| Earlier this year, inspectors criticised Ashfield's procedures for locking prisoners up until they calmed down, saying monitoring and governance of the measures were "inadequate". | Earlier this year, inspectors criticised Ashfield's procedures for locking prisoners up until they calmed down, saying monitoring and governance of the measures were "inadequate". |
| A hearing at the Administrative Court in London is due to begin later. | A hearing at the Administrative Court in London is due to begin later. |