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5 days ago · These proposals validate that most women should not be in prison in the first place. Most are there on short sentences under 12 months, for non-violent offences. And we know women are swept into contact with the criminal justice system because of drivers like mental ill-health and domestic abuse.
1 day ago · The majority of women in prison (82%) report that they have mental health problems compared with just over half of men (59%) (3). Seven in 10 women in prison reported that they had been a victim of domestic violence (4). ——————————-Prison Population Projections: 2023 to 2028, Ministry of Justice
2 days ago · Women in the criminal justice system (CJS) face particularly acute vulnerabilities. In 2022, women made up 29% of all self-harm incidents in prison despite making up 4% of the prison population. There was also a 7% rise in the rate of self-harm incidents in women’s prisons in the year to March 2022.
5 days ago · Now, the problem has fallen to Labour. The new government is expected to reduce the threshold at which prisoners are released from 50 per cent to 40 per cent of their served prison sentence. An announcement is expected on Friday. Your new guide to the best writing on ideas, politics, books and culture each weekend – from the New Statesman.
2 days ago · Women are much more likely than men to self-harm whilst in prison. In 2020, women made up 22% of all self-harm incidents despite making up only 4% of the prison population. Women are also more likely to be victims as well as offenders, with one half of women in prison suffering domestic violence.
4 days ago · FILE - Incoming Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Shabana Mahmood arrives at Downing Street in London, Friday, July 5, 2024. Britain’s new justice secretary is set to outline emergency plans Friday July 12, 2024 to relieve prison overcrowding, including the early release of thousands of prisoners. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych, File)
5 days ago · Britain’s prisons are close to breaking point. The most recent government figures show the total incarcerated population of England and Wales is about 87,360 — just shy of the current prison ...
