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In early 2024, three teenage boys were fatally stabbed on Bristol’s streets within 18 days. It was a grim start to the new year – one that thrust the issue of serious youth violence in the city further into the spotlight.

What followed was a very public response from the city’s institutions – the police, the city council – all promising they would do all they can to stop further bloodshed. But the crisis response to tragedies like these is something of a playbook. 

In this new multi-part series, Cable reporter Sean Morrison explores how children and young people are failed by those who are meant to protect them – examining school exclusions, overpolicing and child imprisonment.

Speaking to experts, teachers and youth workers, survivors and families affected, this investigation traces the journey of children on what’s known as the school to prison pipeline – starting on the outskirts of Bristol, at Vinney Green secure unit.

How can we stop serious youth violence if we don’t address the root causes of it?

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Cable members get early access. Not a member yet? Join us and be amongst the first to hear it: https://thebristolcable.org/join/?joinbutton=headerclick


Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter to stay updated: https://thebristolcable.org/#:~:text=Join%20our%20newsletter-,Get,-the%20essential%20stories

Don't forget to follow our podcast feed so you never miss an episode 🎧

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5AAd4v87ijb0Wfa7jHyrs4
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bristol-cable/id1718244078

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What followed was a very public response from the city’s institutions – the police, the city council – all promising they would do all they can to stop further bloodshed. But the crisis response to tragedies like these is something of a playbook. 

In this new multi-part series, Cable reporter Sean Morrison explores how children and young people are failed by those who are meant to protect them – examining school exclusions, overpolicing and child imprisonment.

Speaking to experts, teachers and youth workers, survivors and families affected, this investigation traces the journey of children on what’s known as the school to prison pipeline – starting on the outskirts of Bristol, at Vinney Green secure unit.

How can we stop serious youth violence if we don’t address the root causes of it?

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Cable members get early access. Not a member yet? Join us and be amongst the first to hear it: https://thebristolcable.org/join/?joinbutton=headerclick


Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter to stay updated: https://thebristolcable.org/#:~:text=Join%20our%20newsletter-,Get,-the%20essential%20stories

Don't forget to follow our podcast feed so you never miss an episode 🎧

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5AAd4v87ijb0Wfa7jHyrs4
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bristol-cable/id1718244078

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        <![CDATA[<p>We've Got Your Boy is a new investigative podcast series on school exclusions, child imprisonment, and the roots of serious youth violence. Starting here, on the outskirts of Bristol, Vinney Green secure children's home.</p><p><br></p><p>The age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales – it’s one of the lowest in the world. It’s before a child has even left primary school. But the pipeline to prison can start way before the age of 10, and way before a child has done anything criminal.</p><p><br></p><p>What pushes them in that direction? And how do we stop serious youth violence if the root causes of it aren’t addressed?</p><p><br></p><p>Episode 1: ‘Hurt People Hurt People' drops on 20 November.</p><p><br></p><p>------</p><p><br></p><p>Cable members get early access. Not a member yet? Join us and be amongst the first to hear it: https://thebristolcable.org/join/?joinbutton=headerclick</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter to stay updated: https://thebristolcable.org/#:~:text=Join%20our%20newsletter-,Get,-the%20essential%20stories</p><p><br></p><p>Don't forget to follow our podcast feed so you never miss an episode 🎧</p><p><br></p><p>Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5AAd4v87ijb0Wfa7jHyrs4</p><p>Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bristol-cable/id1718244078</p><p><br></p><p>#Podcast #Investigative #Journalism #Media #education #school </p><p><br></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p><strong>Episode 1: Hurt people, hurt people<br></strong><br>In early 2024, three teenage boys were fatally stabbed on Bristol’s streets within 18 days. It was a grim start to the new year – one that thrust the issue of serious youth violence in the city further into the spotlight. What followed was a very public response from Bristol’s institutions – the police, the city council – promising they are doing all they can to stop further violence. We followed this response closely: it’s something of a playbook – the crisis response to tragedies. The perpetrators of serious youth violence are often victims themselves, of failing systems of support that could have prevented needless loss of life. How can we stop it, if we don’t address its root causes?</p><p>-------</p><p><strong>Cable members get early access.</strong> Not a member yet? Join us and be amongst the first to hear it: https://thebristolcable.org/join/?joinbutton=headerclick</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter to stay updated:</strong> https://thebristolcable.org/#:~:text=Join%20our%20newsletter-,Get,-the%20essential%20stories</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Don't forget to follow our podcast feed so you never miss an episode 🎧</strong></p><p>*</p><p>Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5AAd4v87ijb0Wfa7jHyrs4</p><p>Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bristol-cable/id1718244078</p><p>*</p><p>#Podcast #Investigative #Journalism #Media #education #school </p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p><strong>Episode 1: Hurt people, hurt people<br></strong><br>In early 2024, three teenage boys were fatally stabbed on Bristol’s streets within 18 days. It was a grim start to the new year – one that thrust the issue of serious youth violence in the city further into the spotlight. What followed was a very public response from Bristol’s institutions – the police, the city council – promising they are doing all they can to stop further violence. We followed this response closely: it’s something of a playbook – the crisis response to tragedies. The perpetrators of serious youth violence are often victims themselves, of failing systems of support that could have prevented needless loss of life. How can we stop it, if we don’t address its root causes?</p><p>-------</p><p><strong>Cable members get early access.</strong> Not a member yet? Join us and be amongst the first to hear it: https://thebristolcable.org/join/?joinbutton=headerclick</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter to stay updated:</strong> https://thebristolcable.org/#:~:text=Join%20our%20newsletter-,Get,-the%20essential%20stories</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Don't forget to follow our podcast feed so you never miss an episode 🎧</strong></p><p>*</p><p>Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5AAd4v87ijb0Wfa7jHyrs4</p><p>Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bristol-cable/id1718244078</p><p>*</p><p>#Podcast #Investigative #Journalism #Media #education #school </p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>After a spate of serious youth violence last year, a wide-ranging review was launched by the Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership – a group of organisations including the city council and police. Researchers gathered information local services held about 10 young people who were involved in three different incidents – including those connected to the murders of three teenage boys, Max Dixon, Mason Rist and Darrian Williams. The review found that all of the young people involved were from communities that are minoritised in different ways. Similar issues were raised in every case: things like poverty, exclusion from school and special educational needs (SEN). In this episode, we trace Bristol young people’s journey on what’s become known as the school to prison pipeline – paying particular attention to the impact of suspensions, exclusions, ‘managed moves’, and a crisis in SEN provision.</p><p><br>-------</p><p><strong>Cable members get early access.</strong> Not a member yet? Join us and be amongst the first to hear it: https://thebristolcable.org/join/?joinbutton=headerclick</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter to stay updated:</strong> https://thebristolcable.org/#:~:text=Join%20our%20newsletter-,Get,-the%20essential%20stories</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Don't forget to follow our podcast feed so you never miss an episode 🎧</strong></p><p>*</p><p>Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5AAd4v87ijb0Wfa7jHyrs4</p><p>Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bristol-cable/id1718244078</p><p>*</p><p>#Podcast #Investigative #Journalism #Media #education #school </p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>After a spate of serious youth violence last year, a wide-ranging review was launched by the Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership – a group of organisations including the city council and police. Researchers gathered information local services held about 10 young people who were involved in three different incidents – including those connected to the murders of three teenage boys, Max Dixon, Mason Rist and Darrian Williams. The review found that all of the young people involved were from communities that are minoritised in different ways. Similar issues were raised in every case: things like poverty, exclusion from school and special educational needs (SEN). In this episode, we trace Bristol young people’s journey on what’s become known as the school to prison pipeline – paying particular attention to the impact of suspensions, exclusions, ‘managed moves’, and a crisis in SEN provision.</p><p><br>-------</p><p><strong>Cable members get early access.</strong> Not a member yet? Join us and be amongst the first to hear it: https://thebristolcable.org/join/?joinbutton=headerclick</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter to stay updated:</strong> https://thebristolcable.org/#:~:text=Join%20our%20newsletter-,Get,-the%20essential%20stories</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Don't forget to follow our podcast feed so you never miss an episode 🎧</strong></p><p>*</p><p>Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5AAd4v87ijb0Wfa7jHyrs4</p><p>Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bristol-cable/id1718244078</p><p>*</p><p>#Podcast #Investigative #Journalism #Media #education #school </p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>The Bristol Cable</author>
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      <itunes:author>The Bristol Cable</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>1871</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>
        <![CDATA[<p>After a spate of serious youth violence last year, a wide-ranging review was launched by the Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership – a group of organisations including the city council and police. Researchers gathered information local services held about 10 young people who were involved in three different incidents – including those connected to the murders of three teenage boys, Max Dixon, Mason Rist and Darrian Williams. The review found that all of the young people involved were from communities that are minoritised in different ways. Similar issues were raised in every case: things like poverty, exclusion from school and special educational needs (SEN). In this episode, we trace Bristol young people’s journey on what’s become known as the school to prison pipeline – paying particular attention to the impact of suspensions, exclusions, ‘managed moves’, and a crisis in SEN provision.</p><p><br>-------</p><p><strong>Cable members get early access.</strong> Not a member yet? Join us and be amongst the first to hear it: https://thebristolcable.org/join/?joinbutton=headerclick</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter to stay updated:</strong> https://thebristolcable.org/#:~:text=Join%20our%20newsletter-,Get,-the%20essential%20stories</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Don't forget to follow our podcast feed so you never miss an episode 🎧</strong></p><p>*</p><p>Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5AAd4v87ijb0Wfa7jHyrs4</p><p>Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bristol-cable/id1718244078</p><p>*</p><p>#Podcast #Investigative #Journalism #Media #education #school </p>]]>
      </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>Investigation, News, Youth, Violence, Bristol, UK, Podcast, Justice</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Doli Capax (Capable of ‘Evil’)</title>
      <itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>3</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Doli Capax (Capable of ‘Evil’)</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The murder of James Bulger in 1993 by two 10-year-old boys was an horrific act of violence that essentially led to a huge change in the country’s youth justice system: the abolition of the legal term <em>doli incapax</em> (meaning incapable of evil). It meant that children as young as 10 were now deemed capable of committing crime – before then it was 14. Since this shift, England and Wales to this day has one of the lowest ages of criminal responsibility in the world. In this episode we challenge the thinking that some children are simply ‘just evil’, and that horrific acts of violence aren’t the symptom of a wide and complex web of social problems that underpin them. </p><p><br>-------</p><p><strong>Cable members get early access.</strong> Not a member yet? Join us and be amongst the first to hear it: https://thebristolcable.org/join/?joinbutton=headerclick</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter to stay updated:</strong> https://thebristolcable.org/#:~:text=Join%20our%20newsletter-,Get,-the%20essential%20stories</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Don't forget to follow our podcast feed so you never miss an episode 🎧</strong></p><p>*</p><p><strong>Spotify:</strong> https://open.spotify.com/show/5AAd4v87ijb0Wfa7jHyrs4</p><p><strong>Apple Podcast: </strong>https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bristol-cable/id1718244078</p><p>*</p><p>#Podcast #Investigative #Journalism #Media #education #school </p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The murder of James Bulger in 1993 by two 10-year-old boys was an horrific act of violence that essentially led to a huge change in the country’s youth justice system: the abolition of the legal term <em>doli incapax</em> (meaning incapable of evil). It meant that children as young as 10 were now deemed capable of committing crime – before then it was 14. Since this shift, England and Wales to this day has one of the lowest ages of criminal responsibility in the world. In this episode we challenge the thinking that some children are simply ‘just evil’, and that horrific acts of violence aren’t the symptom of a wide and complex web of social problems that underpin them. </p><p><br>-------</p><p><strong>Cable members get early access.</strong> Not a member yet? Join us and be amongst the first to hear it: https://thebristolcable.org/join/?joinbutton=headerclick</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter to stay updated:</strong> https://thebristolcable.org/#:~:text=Join%20our%20newsletter-,Get,-the%20essential%20stories</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Don't forget to follow our podcast feed so you never miss an episode 🎧</strong></p><p>*</p><p><strong>Spotify:</strong> https://open.spotify.com/show/5AAd4v87ijb0Wfa7jHyrs4</p><p><strong>Apple Podcast: </strong>https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bristol-cable/id1718244078</p><p>*</p><p>#Podcast #Investigative #Journalism #Media #education #school </p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>The Bristol Cable</author>
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      <itunes:author>The Bristol Cable</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>1566</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>
        <![CDATA[<p>The murder of James Bulger in 1993 by two 10-year-old boys was an horrific act of violence that essentially led to a huge change in the country’s youth justice system: the abolition of the legal term <em>doli incapax</em> (meaning incapable of evil). It meant that children as young as 10 were now deemed capable of committing crime – before then it was 14. Since this shift, England and Wales to this day has one of the lowest ages of criminal responsibility in the world. In this episode we challenge the thinking that some children are simply ‘just evil’, and that horrific acts of violence aren’t the symptom of a wide and complex web of social problems that underpin them. </p><p><br>-------</p><p><strong>Cable members get early access.</strong> Not a member yet? Join us and be amongst the first to hear it: https://thebristolcable.org/join/?joinbutton=headerclick</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter to stay updated:</strong> https://thebristolcable.org/#:~:text=Join%20our%20newsletter-,Get,-the%20essential%20stories</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Don't forget to follow our podcast feed so you never miss an episode 🎧</strong></p><p>*</p><p><strong>Spotify:</strong> https://open.spotify.com/show/5AAd4v87ijb0Wfa7jHyrs4</p><p><strong>Apple Podcast: </strong>https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bristol-cable/id1718244078</p><p>*</p><p>#Podcast #Investigative #Journalism #Media #education #school </p>]]>
      </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>Investigation, News, Crime, Bristol, Youth, The Bristol Cable, Child Incarceration, Youth Violence</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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    <item>
      <title>Ain't No One's Friend</title>
      <itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>4</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Ain't No One's Friend</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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      <link>https://share.transistor.fm/s/3c4c0785</link>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Before starting this series, we held a roundtable discussion with experts in the field of youth justice. We spoke about serious violence among young people, the root causes of it, and how it's represented in the media.</p><p><br></p><p>Media outlets have lots to learn when it comes to rebuilding trust with the communities they serve, including young people. As does the criminal justice system, and the institutions there to protect children.</p><p><br></p><p>The language we use to describe issues like these is important. In this episode, we explore how newspapers frame incidents of serious youth violence, and the damaging impact of sensationalising stories.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>-------</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Cable members get early access.</strong></p><p>Not a member yet? Join us and be amongst the first to hear it: https://thebristolcable.org/join/?joinbutton=headerclick </p><p><strong>*</strong></p><p><strong>Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter to stay updated: </strong>https://thebristolcable.org/#:~:text=Join%20our%20newsletter-,Get,-the%20essential%20stories</p><p><strong>*</strong></p><p><strong>Don't forget to follow our podcast feed so you never miss an episode </strong>🎧</p><p><strong>*</strong></p><p><strong>Spotify: </strong>https://open.spotify.com/show/5AAd4v87ijb0Wfa7jHyrs4</p><p><strong>Apple Podcast: </strong>https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bristol-cable/id1718244078</p><p><strong>*</strong></p><p>#Podcast #Investigative #Journalism #Media #education #school </p>]]>
      </description>
      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>Before starting this series, we held a roundtable discussion with experts in the field of youth justice. We spoke about serious violence among young people, the root causes of it, and how it's represented in the media.</p><p><br></p><p>Media outlets have lots to learn when it comes to rebuilding trust with the communities they serve, including young people. As does the criminal justice system, and the institutions there to protect children.</p><p><br></p><p>The language we use to describe issues like these is important. In this episode, we explore how newspapers frame incidents of serious youth violence, and the damaging impact of sensationalising stories.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>-------</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Cable members get early access.</strong></p><p>Not a member yet? Join us and be amongst the first to hear it: https://thebristolcable.org/join/?joinbutton=headerclick </p><p><strong>*</strong></p><p><strong>Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter to stay updated: </strong>https://thebristolcable.org/#:~:text=Join%20our%20newsletter-,Get,-the%20essential%20stories</p><p><strong>*</strong></p><p><strong>Don't forget to follow our podcast feed so you never miss an episode </strong>🎧</p><p><strong>*</strong></p><p><strong>Spotify: </strong>https://open.spotify.com/show/5AAd4v87ijb0Wfa7jHyrs4</p><p><strong>Apple Podcast: </strong>https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bristol-cable/id1718244078</p><p><strong>*</strong></p><p>#Podcast #Investigative #Journalism #Media #education #school </p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>The Bristol Cable</author>
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      <itunes:author>The Bristol Cable</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>1710</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>
        <![CDATA[<p>Before starting this series, we held a roundtable discussion with experts in the field of youth justice. We spoke about serious violence among young people, the root causes of it, and how it's represented in the media.</p><p><br></p><p>Media outlets have lots to learn when it comes to rebuilding trust with the communities they serve, including young people. As does the criminal justice system, and the institutions there to protect children.</p><p><br></p><p>The language we use to describe issues like these is important. In this episode, we explore how newspapers frame incidents of serious youth violence, and the damaging impact of sensationalising stories.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>-------</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Cable members get early access.</strong></p><p>Not a member yet? Join us and be amongst the first to hear it: https://thebristolcable.org/join/?joinbutton=headerclick </p><p><strong>*</strong></p><p><strong>Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter to stay updated: </strong>https://thebristolcable.org/#:~:text=Join%20our%20newsletter-,Get,-the%20essential%20stories</p><p><strong>*</strong></p><p><strong>Don't forget to follow our podcast feed so you never miss an episode </strong>🎧</p><p><strong>*</strong></p><p><strong>Spotify: </strong>https://open.spotify.com/show/5AAd4v87ijb0Wfa7jHyrs4</p><p><strong>Apple Podcast: </strong>https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bristol-cable/id1718244078</p><p><strong>*</strong></p><p>#Podcast #Investigative #Journalism #Media #education #school </p>]]>
      </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>Investigation, News, Crime, Bristol, Youth, The Bristol Cable, Child Incarceration, Youth Violence</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>The Streets Don’t Love You</title>
      <itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>5</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>The Streets Don’t Love You</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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        <![CDATA[<p>In the fifth and final episode of our investigative podcast series We’ve Got Your Boy, we explore the role of love in addressing the issues underpinning serious youth violence in Bristol and beyond. We look at why plans to transform the youth justice system are stalling with the opening, and then sudden closure, of the country’s first ‘secure school’ – a unit and long term government plan that campaigners had high hopes for. Other countries, like Scotland, have long treated serious youth violence as a public health issue instead of a criminal one. Some don’t imprison children under 16 at all. There’s good progress happening here, too, but change is slow.</p><p><br>-------</p><p><strong>Cable members get early access.</strong> Not a member yet? Join us and be amongst the first to hear it: https://thebristolcable.org/join/?joinbutton=headerclick</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter to stay updated:</strong> https://thebristolcable.org/#:~:text=Join%20our%20newsletter-,Get,-the%20essential%20stories</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Don't forget to follow our podcast feed so you never miss an episode 🎧</strong></p><p>*</p><p><strong>Spotify:</strong> https://open.spotify.com/show/5AAd4v87ijb0Wfa7jHyrs4</p><p><strong>Apple Podcast: </strong>https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bristol-cable/id1718244078</p><p>*</p><p>#Podcast #Investigative #Journalism #Media #education #school </p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>In the fifth and final episode of our investigative podcast series We’ve Got Your Boy, we explore the role of love in addressing the issues underpinning serious youth violence in Bristol and beyond. We look at why plans to transform the youth justice system are stalling with the opening, and then sudden closure, of the country’s first ‘secure school’ – a unit and long term government plan that campaigners had high hopes for. Other countries, like Scotland, have long treated serious youth violence as a public health issue instead of a criminal one. Some don’t imprison children under 16 at all. There’s good progress happening here, too, but change is slow.</p><p><br>-------</p><p><strong>Cable members get early access.</strong> Not a member yet? Join us and be amongst the first to hear it: https://thebristolcable.org/join/?joinbutton=headerclick</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter to stay updated:</strong> https://thebristolcable.org/#:~:text=Join%20our%20newsletter-,Get,-the%20essential%20stories</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Don't forget to follow our podcast feed so you never miss an episode 🎧</strong></p><p>*</p><p><strong>Spotify:</strong> https://open.spotify.com/show/5AAd4v87ijb0Wfa7jHyrs4</p><p><strong>Apple Podcast: </strong>https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bristol-cable/id1718244078</p><p>*</p><p>#Podcast #Investigative #Journalism #Media #education #school </p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>The Bristol Cable</author>
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      <itunes:author>The Bristol Cable</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>1888</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>
        <![CDATA[<p>In the fifth and final episode of our investigative podcast series We’ve Got Your Boy, we explore the role of love in addressing the issues underpinning serious youth violence in Bristol and beyond. We look at why plans to transform the youth justice system are stalling with the opening, and then sudden closure, of the country’s first ‘secure school’ – a unit and long term government plan that campaigners had high hopes for. Other countries, like Scotland, have long treated serious youth violence as a public health issue instead of a criminal one. Some don’t imprison children under 16 at all. There’s good progress happening here, too, but change is slow.</p><p><br>-------</p><p><strong>Cable members get early access.</strong> Not a member yet? Join us and be amongst the first to hear it: https://thebristolcable.org/join/?joinbutton=headerclick</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter to stay updated:</strong> https://thebristolcable.org/#:~:text=Join%20our%20newsletter-,Get,-the%20essential%20stories</p><p>*</p><p><strong>Don't forget to follow our podcast feed so you never miss an episode 🎧</strong></p><p>*</p><p><strong>Spotify:</strong> https://open.spotify.com/show/5AAd4v87ijb0Wfa7jHyrs4</p><p><strong>Apple Podcast: </strong>https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bristol-cable/id1718244078</p><p>*</p><p>#Podcast #Investigative #Journalism #Media #education #school </p>]]>
      </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>Investigation, News, Crime, Bristol, Youth, The Bristol Cable, Child Incarceration, Youth Violence</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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