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The creation of mixed-sex prisons by stealth
There are no single sex prisons in the UK anymore.
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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.
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Increasing prison places for women makes no sense
Three events in one week in February 2023:
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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.
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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.
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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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Stop the 500
We have signed a letter calling on the government to scrap the proposed 500 new prison places for women.
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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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Decriminalising the non-payment of TV licences and council tax
Some time ago, an article by Rona Epstein on council tax debt was published in the magazine Ready, Steady, Go! produced by Women In Prison and distributed to all women’s prisons. It explained the law about council tax debt.
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New report: Joint enterprise and the criminalisation of women
A new report by Becky Clarke and Dr Kathryn Chadwick details the criminalisation of women convicted under joint enterprise laws.
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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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Righting wrongs: Access to criminal appeals for women in prison
I am a criminal defence investigator at APPEAL, a non-profit law practice, specialising in challenging wrongful convictions and unfair sentences for women in criminal cases.