Prison
Still dying on the inside
Inquest examines the rising number of women who die in prison, 11 years after the Corston report.
5th May 2018
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Inquest examines the rising number of women who die in prison, 11 years after the Corston report.
Women in Prison detail the impact of the losure of HMP Holloway on all women prisoners, but particularly those in London whose families now have to travel many miles to see them.
To commemorate the centenary of women’s suffrage, the Koestler Trust has produced an art trail of Koestler Award-winning artworks by today’s women prisoners.
There is a lack of tailored support for Muslim female prisoners; many don’t have contact with family or friends or have to lie about where they are due to cultural issues of shame and family honour.
Many women in prison have been victims of much more serious offences than the ones they are
accused of. Domestic abuse often drives offending.
The MoJ has published a compendium of all the data it collects regarding nine protected characteristics including age, gender, ethnicity & sexuality.
Second post by Lucy Baldwin on her recent research which reveals the traumatic impact on children of their mothers being sentenced to short prison sentences.
Prison Reform Trust sets out the continuing discrimination experienced by Black and Asian women at all stages of the justice system.
New research explores traumatic impact of short prison sentences on mothers and their children. 56% women serve sentences of 3 months or less.
The final annual report on the National Offender Management Service reveals the extent and seriousness of the challenges facing the probation & prison services.
This is a guest post by Kate Paradine, Chief Executive Officer of Women in Prison. A broken system Since joining Women in Prison at the end
In the latest turnaround story, Barbara Burton tells how she converted her prison experience into a new fashion social enterprise employing women in prison.
