Prison more difficult for women than for men
Being imprisoned is more painful and traumatic for women than it is for men, according to new research published in our journal, The British Journal of Criminology.
The research, by...
Reclaim Holloway campaign launch new website
Women in Prison, in collaboration with the Reclaim Justice Network, have set up a website for their campaign demanding that council housing be built on the site of soon-to-be sold Holloway prison. The prison is due to be closed...
Tasha: 'I want to move on from this'
Through the publication of short articles, we are providing a space for women's voices to be heard. Madeline Petrillo,...
Close Holloway and then close all the large women's prisons
On 25 November 2015, the Justice Secretary Michael Gove announced that he was planning to close HMP Holloway. What a good...
Breaking the silence: Listening to women in criminal justice
The traumatic personal experiences of criminalised people often go unnoticed. Their experiences are ignored; their needs minimised; their support and treatment an afterthought.
Through the publication of short articles, the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies are providing a space for...
Holloway: The beginning of a revolution?
At this year’s Conservative party conference, Michael Gove apparently heralded in a new era for criminal justice reform. Prisons need to be managed better, he said. People in prison need to...
A 'radical and ambitious' approach for women who break the law
On 26 January 2015, the Scottish Minister of Justice, Michael Matheson, announced that the planned £75 million women’s ‘super-prison’ in Inverclyde would not go ahead.
After the election: where now for social and criminal justice
I have been asked to speak on the topic of ‘After the election: where now for social and criminal justice’. The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, of which I am the director, is an independent...
Housing needs of women from minority ethnic groups leaving HMP Holloway
'This House believes that women should not be sent to prison'
Some years ago the criminologist Andrew Rutherford made a habit of explaining to magistrates the consequences of their decisions.
It was of course for them decide whether to sentence boys...
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