Women in contact with the Criminal Justice System
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“Dysfunctional” custody system failing girls
The national youth custody system is failing to provide very vulnerable girls with the environment and support they need.
All the facts about women in prison
Prison Reform Trust briefing brings together all the latest stats on women in prison.
Women in prison don’t get the healthcare they need
Nuffield Trust research finds women prison face a series of challenges and risks because of barriers to accessing health and care services.
Disrupting the routes between care and custody for girls and women
Research finds too many women in prison today were the girls in care of yesterday, and systemic failings in the wider society perpetuate this problem.
Justice system doing further harm to vulnerable girls
Agenda and Alliance for Youth Justice report describes the experiences of vulnerable young women in the criminal justice system and calls for urgent reform.
Serious concerns about the state of our women’s prisons
Prison inspectors publish a “disturbing” inspection report on HMP Foston Hall and raise serious concerns about the women’s estate.
Tackling double disadvantage
A 10-point action plan to end inequality for Black, Asian, minoritised and
migrant women in the criminal justice system.
The bail system disadvantages foreign national women
Griffins Society finds foreign national women more likely to be
remanded in custody than their British counterparts, often for less serious offences.
MoJ has under invested in its female offender strategy
The National Audit Office says that the MoJ has made limited progress on its Female Offender Strategy because of lack of investment.
A new approach to women’s prisons?
What does the prisons white paper say about the government’s new approach to women’s prisons?
Women serving long sentences are “invisible”
Prison Reform Trust highlights the far-reaching consequences of a lack of specialist, gender-specific, trauma informed provision for women serving long sentences.
The power of creative writing in prison
How bleak is the crow’s nest. An anthology of women’s prison writing
