Prison
We should end out-dated prison for women
We need a holistic, woman-centred, integrated approach identified in the Corston Report to avoid needless and damaging contact with the criminal justice system.
17th May 2017
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We need a holistic, woman-centred, integrated approach identified in the Corston Report to avoid needless and damaging contact with the criminal justice system.
Research by Women in Prison & Agenda for the Lammy report gives BAME women involved in the criminal justice system a rare opportunity to have their voices heard
The Prisons & Probation Ombudsman reviews 19 investigations of female prisoner suicides and finds that prisons are still not implementing key recommendations.
Despite an increase in the number of women sentenced in English & Welsh courts between 2011-2015, the number of community sentences fell by 28%.
Important report from the Prison Reform Trust on problem solving approaches to low level offending by women. Great case studies and a coherent way forward.
Invaluable report from Women in Prison assesses implementation of Corston Report & highlights 5 key priorities for immediate action for women in justice system.
Briefing from Prison Reform Trust on women’s imprisonment highlights impact of Offender Rehabilitation Act in many more recalls to prison of women offenders.
Inspectors find public probation performing well but private probation struggling to implement new model, although there is praise for work with women offenders
Latest official stats show women under-represented in the justice system as offenders and workers. More likely to serve short prison sentences.
Felicity Gerry and Lyndon Harris look at judiciary training, the criminalisation of women and sentencing issues to tackle the imprisonment of women.
New report from Prison Reform Trust and Directors of Social Services highlights the importance of local councils championing the needs of women offenders.
HMI Probation report finds some excellent probation work with women offenders but a serious lack of accommodation and significant drop in funding and resources.
