Women in contact with the Criminal Justice System
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An art trail by Women in Prison
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.
Giving a voice to Muslim women in prison
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.
Most women in prison victims of domestic abuse
Many women in prison have been victims of much more serious offences than the ones they are
accused of. Domestic abuse often drives offending.
10 things I learnt about offender equalities
The MoJ has published a compendium of all the data it collects regarding nine protected characteristics including age, gender, ethnicity & sexuality.
Short prison sentences punish children too
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.
BAME women discriminated against throughout the justice system
Prison Reform Trust sets out the continuing discrimination experienced by Black and Asian women at all stages of the justice system.
Short sentences traumatise mothers & their children
New research explores traumatic impact of short prison sentences on mothers and their children. 56% women serve sentences of 3 months or less.
10 things I learnt from NOMS final annual report
The final annual report on the National Offender Management Service reveals the extent and seriousness of the challenges facing the probation & prison services.
2020 women in prison by 2020
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
Barbara Burton’s story: BehindBras
In the latest turnaround story, Barbara Burton tells how she converted her prison experience into a new fashion social enterprise employing women in 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.
BAME women in the justice system: Double Disadvantage
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
