Martine Lignon has a background in adult further and higher education, including working in prisoners’ education.
She has worked in HMP Pentonville, HMP/YOI Isis. HMP/YOI Holloway and HMP Pentonville
She was a trustee of Women in Prison for some 20 years and the Chair of the Detention Advice Service for two years.
She has been a participant in the Is it a Crime to be Poor?alliance since its inception in 2020.
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