Women in contact with the Criminal Justice System
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Disturbing rise in female prisoner suicides
The Prisons & Probation Ombudsman reviews 19 investigations of female prisoner suicides and finds that prisons are still not implementing key recommendations.
Use of community sentences for women plummets
Despite an increase in the number of women sentenced in English & Welsh courts between 2011-2015, the number of community sentences fell by 28%.
Postcode lottery in women’s arrest rates
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.
Women in the Justice system 10 years post-Corston
Invaluable report from Women in Prison assesses implementation of Corston Report & highlights 5 key priorities for immediate action for women in justice system.
Probation changes mean more women recalled to prison
Briefing from Prison Reform Trust on women’s imprisonment highlights impact of Offender Rehabilitation Act in many more recalls to prison of women offenders.
Manchester probation struggling to implement new model
Inspectors find public probation performing well but private probation struggling to implement new model, although there is praise for work with women offenders
Women in the justice system – latest statistics
Latest official stats show women under-represented in the justice system as offenders and workers. More likely to serve short prison sentences.
The justice system is failing women in prison
Felicity Gerry and Lyndon Harris look at judiciary training, the criminalisation of women and sentencing issues to tackle the imprisonment of women.
Councils should champion women with multiple needs
New report from Prison Reform Trust and Directors of Social Services highlights the importance of local councils championing the needs of women offenders.
Probation with women offenders – under-valued and under threat
HMI Probation report finds some excellent probation work with women offenders but a serious lack of accommodation and significant drop in funding and resources.
Chronic lack of housing for women offenders
Joint report from Prison Reform Trust and Women in Prison chart how the desperate lack of suitable housing for women offenders is rapidly worsening.
How to evidence women’s desistance
New toolkit for Clinks explores a shared evidence base as a way of measuring desistance with women offenders.
