Speech
Women in the criminal justice system
Speech given to the Women in the Criminal Justice System conference on 8 February 2022.
Comment
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!
Comment
'I wish that I could be like normal people'
Through the publication of short articles, we are providing a space for women's voices to be heard. Madeline Petrillo,...
Comment
'You get plenty of punishment'
The traumatic personal experiences of women in the criminal justice system often go unnoticed. Their experiences are ignored; their needs minimised; their support and treatment an afterthought....
Comment
'I've the body of a woman but inside I feel like a child'
The traumatic personal experiences of women in the criminal justice system often go unnoticed. Their experiences are ignored; their needs minimised; their support and treatment an afterthought....
Comment
The prison estate and the pound sign
As a qualitative researcher I’m often quick to point out the limits of interpreting the world through numbers. However, having worked on...