Frances Crook always thought that her '"Crook" had more to do with the tool of choice for shepherds than criminality.

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Frances Crook, chief executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, said it was "great news" that Ashfield would not hold youths.

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Frances Crook, director of the Howard League, said boredom, isolation and lack of meaningful activity played a role in many of the deaths.

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