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1. • • Women should not be sent to prison and should instead serve community sentences, according to a new report by the Women's Justice Taskforce. The focus should be on health, housing and treatment for drug addiction to reduce reoffending, its report said.
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   Should women be kept out of prison?

   • The Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police Stephen Otter, a member of the Prison Reform Trust which led the taskforce, said the case for keeping women out of prison was "very compelling". "There's very clear evidence that this works for women but it also works for their family," he told BBC Radio 4's Today Programme.

   Women's prisons should close, says justice taskforce - BBC News

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   Do we need more prison spaces?

   • We do need more prison spaces, but those places should be filled with violent or prolific men, rather than women who are not. An alternative to prisons like this one are women's residential centres, which offer trauma support and allow mothers to stay with their children We should also consider issues which apply to women.

   Prison isn't working for women, ministers say. Can it be fixed?

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   Why are women still sent to prison?

   • Whilst some work has been done to improve the quality and accessibility of women’s services in the community since the launch of the Female Offender Strategy, women with dependent children, and a small number of pregnant women are still sent to prison to serve their sentence.

   Women in Prison - Justice Committee

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   What percentage of the UK prison population is female?

   • 7. Women make up 51% of the population in England and Wales; however, less than 5% of the prison population is female. In 2019, 15% of all arrests made were of women, whilst 26% of all prosecutions were against women, and 27% of all convictions.

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   Is prison working for women?

   • But Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood believes “prison isn’t working” for women. She told the Labour Party conference that after serving a short custodial sentence, a woman is “significantly more likely” to reoffend than one given a non-custodial sentence. Meanwhile prisons minister James Timpson has said he sees “lots of very ill women” on visits.

   Prison isn't working for women, ministers say. Can it be fixed?

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   Should women's prisons be closed?

   • Its report called for the closure of women's prisons to be accelerated, a cross-government strategy to divert women from crime and greater focus on schemes to tackle mental health needs. Investing in community sentences instead of prison places could reduce offending and would be more cost-effective in the long-term, the report said.

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3. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesPrison isn't working for women, ministers say. Can it be fixed?

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   Oct 6, 2024 · Just 4% of people in prison are women and they are a very different population to the other 96% - they are less likely to be violent or prolific offenders. We do need more prison spaces, but those ...

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4. theweek.com › politics › the-case-for-abolishingThe case for abolishing women's prisons - The Week

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   4 days ago · There are around 3,600 women in prison in England and Wales, representing just 4% of the total prison population of 86,406. The number of imprisoned women, however, is expected to climb to 4,200 ...

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6. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-england-45627845Why doesn't prison work for women? - BBC News

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   Women make up just under 5% of the prison population in England and Wales, yet they are more likely than men to reoffend. Why doesn't prison work for women and what is being done to improve...

7. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-13666066Women's prisons should close, says justice taskforce

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   Jun 6, 2011 · Women should not be sent to prison and should instead serve community sentences, according to a new report by the Women's Justice Taskforce. The focus should be on health, housing and...

8. www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk › hmiprisons › wpFocus on women’s prisons - Criminal Justice Inspectorates

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   The first few days or weeks in prison is a risky time for women. We found the best outcomes where women had easy access to good support, including help from peers and easy to...

9. www.law.ac.uk › resources › blogIs prison an effective form of punishment? | ULaw

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   May 27, 2021 · When we think about examples like this, we must determine how effective the prison would be for these women. It would be a punishment but would it help rehabilitate them or leave them bitter, angry, frustrated and no better off than before they entered the prison?

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    Jul 26, 2022 · The Ministry of Justice should set out how it will ensure that women are able to access this service provision as needed, and whether a proportion of this accommodation has been specifically reserved for women leaving prison.