Comment
The creation of mixed-sex prisons by stealth
There are no single sex prisons in the UK anymore.
Comment
Men have no place in women’s prisons
At the end of February, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced a new policy on the treatment of male offenders identifying as trans.
Comment
Canaries in the coalmine
The recent news from Scotland about a double rapist initially sent to Scotland’s only female-only prison was met with such public anger that the government had to announce in parliament that the decision, taken by the Scottish Prison Service, was reversed.
Speech
Speech to Keep Prisons Single Sex demonstration
Text of the speech given by Richard Garside to the Keep Prisons Single Sex demonstration outside the Ministry of Justice, London, on 12 November.
Comment
Why stop at keeping males out of female prisons?
There is a lot about discussion and debate over the placement and housing of transgender prisoners that is strange.
News
Deplatforming is about political vetting
In a letter in The Guardian, one of our trustees, Professor Jo Phoenix, has written about the perils of deplatforming in universities.
News
High Court ruling on male prisoners in women's prisons
The High Court today ruled that the prison service was acting within the current law by housing some male prisoners who identify as women in women's prisons.
News
The Gender Recognition Act consultation
Read our response to the Women and Equalities Committee consultation on the reform of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.
Comment
The prison service needs to work with facts, not fiction
To those who believe that transwomen are women, the answer is simple: transwomen must serve custodial sentences in the female prison estate.
Comment
Women's prisons should be single-sex
If you are reading this, you probably already know at least some of the facts about women in prison.
Comment
We need open discussion on the welfare of women in prison
‘Female prisoners must not share the same accommodation as male prisoners’.
Comment
Opaque and overdue: the Scottish Prison Service trans prisoner policy review
In April 2012 the Scottish Government published Commission on Women Offenders, by Dame Elish Angiolini, setting out a series of practical recommendations to help improve the outcomes for women in the criminal justice system.