Women offenders: after the Corston Report - United Kingdom ...
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Ev 74Justice Committee: EvidenceCatch22 <strong>Women</strong>’s ServiceClean BreakCyrenians (WOW) <strong>Women</strong> outside Walls ProjectEast Lancashire <strong>Women</strong>’s CentresEden HouseESCAPE Family Support—SWAN ProjectFemale Prisoners Welfare Project—HibiscusHafan CymruHalton <strong>Women</strong>’s CentreHull <strong>Women</strong>’s CentreJagonari Educational Resource CentreThe Nelson Trust—ISIS ProjectMissing LinkNew Dawn New DayNorth Wales <strong>Women</strong>’s CentreNottingham <strong>Women</strong>’s CentrePeterborough <strong>Women</strong>’s Centre—Dawn ProjectOne 25PACT Alana HousePankhurst Centre/<strong>Women</strong> MATTAPlatform 51Stonham Promise4<strong>Women</strong>Re-UniteSafer WalesSalford FoundationSWAN (Northumberland)Toge<strong>the</strong>r <strong>Women</strong> ProjectTees Valley <strong>Women</strong>’s CentreToge<strong>the</strong>r (Working for Wellbeing)Trust (The Trust <strong>Women</strong>’s Project)Urban OutreachWell <strong>Women</strong> Centre (Evolve)<strong>Women</strong>@<strong>the</strong>Well<strong>Women</strong>Centre—Evolve<strong>Women</strong> in Prison<strong>Women</strong>’s Turnaround Project<strong>Women</strong>’s WorkWorking ChanceSouthamptonLondonNewcastle upon TyneEast LancashireBristolNorthumberlandLondonCarmar<strong>the</strong>nHaltonHullLondonGloucesterBristolLeicesterRhylNottinghamPeterboroughBristolReadingManchesterNationalPlymouthNorfolkLondonCardiffEcclesBlythYorkshire and HumbersideMiddlesbroughLondonLondonBoltonWakefieldLondonCalderdale and KirkleesLondonLiverpoolDerbyLondonWritten evidence from <strong>Women</strong> in Prison 3Organisational response prepared by Laurel Townhead and Rachel Halford for <strong>Women</strong> in Prison. 4Summary of EvidenceThis submission of evidence is based on <strong>the</strong> unique experiences of our staff working with women affectedby <strong>the</strong> criminal justice system both in <strong>the</strong> community and in all 13 women’s prisons, and on freedom ofinformation requests used to elicit new evidence from <strong>the</strong> Ministry of Justice.Key points:1. To date a women’s criminal justice strategy that addresses sentencing, diversion, community, custodialsentences, governance structures with a clear leadership and accountability has not been published.2. The Committee should consider levels of expenditure, human resources and strategic cross departmentalgender focused leadership as a part of assessing commitment to change for women in <strong>the</strong> criminal justicesystem.3Founded in 1983 by Chris Tchaikovsky, <strong>Women</strong> in Prison work to reduce <strong>the</strong> number of women in prison and prevent <strong>the</strong>damage done to women by imprisonment. We do this by providing information, advice and support services and campaigningfor <strong>the</strong> rights of women in <strong>the</strong> criminal justice system. <strong>Women</strong> in Prison believe that no woman should be sent to prison as itexists today. <strong>Women</strong> in Prison’s policy and campaigns work is based on our experience of delivering support services toover 4,000 women per annum in <strong>the</strong> criminal justice system (in prison and in <strong>the</strong> community). For more information seewww.womeninprison.org.uk4<strong>Women</strong> in Prison is a registered charity, registration number: 1118727