Rona Epstein

Rona Epstein is an Honorary Research Fellow at Coventry Law School, Coventry University and Honorary Visiting Research Fellow at York Law School, University of York.

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Rona Epstein
Rona Epstein is an Honorary Research Fellow at Coventry Law School, Coventry University and Honorary Visiting Research Fellow at York Law School, University of York.
Voices from the inside
A new report lays bare the problems of Wandsworth prison
Four lives, four deaths. Neglect in our prisons
People are not supposed to die in prison due to neglect
Punishing mental illness
Imprisonment is not the solution to the problems posed by anti-social behaviour
Mr Rosen goes to Germany
We can learn a lot from Germany’s progressive prison system
Increasing prison places for women makes no sense
The plan to build new prison places for women is in conflict with the government’s aim to reduce women's imprisonment
Go directly to jail, for shouting, begging and rough sleeping
Why are we using imprisonment for those most in need of care in the community
We should stop sending pregnant women to prison
Why are around 600 pregnant women sent to prison in the UK each year
No new prisons for women!
We should be reducing, not increasing, women’s prison capacity
Now, more than ever, the penalisation of poverty must stop
The UK has a long and troubled history penalising people who live in poverty
Why do we still imprison pregnant women?
We should be repairing the fissures in our society rather than to punishing those at the margins
Why are pregnant women in prison?
Since very few women commit violent offences or present a serious risk to the public, why are they in prison
The Supreme Court decision – detaining asylum seekers was unlawful
There is no way to humanely deprive people of their liberty for immigration purposes
Prosecution of asylum seekers needs to stop
Vulnerable women are still routinely being locked up and harmed by immigration detention
Right to family life: children whose mothers are in prison
Urgent action is needed to ensure children’s rights are met in the criminal justice system
Prosecuting parents for truancy: who pays the price?
School non-attendance should be treated as a child welfare, not criminal justice, issue
Bad laws bear bitter fruit
The government should act swiftly to address its ongoing legacy of the unjust IPP sentence
Close Holloway and then close all the large women's prisons
Close all the large women's prisons, not just Holloway
What about the children?
The rights of the child should always come first