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New video: Last month in criminal justice
Watch our February edition of 'Last month in criminal justice' and access our webinar reading list.
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We should stop sending pregnant women to prison
Women very rarely commit a violent crime or pose any risk to the public, so why do about 600 pregnant women enter a UK prison each year?
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No new prisons for women!
The government has announced its intention to spend £150 million on building 500 new prison places for women. If ever a public spending project promised to bring increased misery this is it!
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Mothers and babies in prison: It's complicated
It is surprising that the conditions for babies in prison have remained unchanged for around 200 years.
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Why do we still imprison pregnant women?
The latest reports of HM Chief Inspector of Prisons and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights revealed the conditions in some British prisons.
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Why are pregnant women in prison?
An estimated 600 pregnant women are held in prisons in England and Wales each year, and about 100 babies are born inside.