Women in contact with the Criminal Justice System
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Girls turning 18 in the CJS fall through the gaps in the system
Girls in the criminal justice system face a cliff-edge as they turn 18 as many services change or drop off all at once and leave young women vulnerable at a critical time in their lives.
Women released from prison face structural disadvantage
HMPPS research finds brief psychological interventions for women in prison are promising, but struggle to make a difference in the face of the structural disadvantages faced on release.
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Women in Prison
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Women are only 0.1% of the general population but 6% of the prison population.
Defending abuse survivors who go on to offend
Katy Swaine Williams of the Centre for Women’s Justice proposes a new statutory defence for survivors whose offending is driven by their experience of domestic abuse.
New inquiry into the health of women in prisons
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Women in the Penal System launches new inquiry into the health and well-being of women in prisons.
Female prisoner self-harm rises by 18%
Prison self-harm rises under lockdown, particularly for women.
The Concordat on Women in the Justice System
New government concordat establishes a whole system approach for women in or at risk of contact with the CJS.
All you need to know about women and the justice system
The latest statistics on women in the criminal justice system
The demands of delivering a women-led probation service
Resilience, wellbeing and sustainability in women-led probation service delivery.
Women in prison for life for crimes they did not commit
The criminalisation of women
convicted under joint enterprise laws.
Shaping success: innovative programme prepares women prisoners for release
Shaping Success is a technology-based gender-responsive, trauma-informed resettlement programme for women prisoners.
It’s time to abolish prison for their own protection
The Howard League says the use of prison for protection or welfare has no place in a modern justice system.
