[CJII (2024)]
Joint inspection of work with women includes helpful best practice examples.
Keywords: female offenders
female offenders
The Challenges for Muslim Women in Prison and Post-Release
The Challenges for Muslim Women in Prison and Post-Release
[PSJ (2024)]
Research into needs of Muslim Women in prison and on release, includes recommendations.
Keywords: female offenders, Muslims
Women’s Services Map
Women’s Services Map
[National Women’s Justice Coalition (2023)]
Online searchable directory of services for women in contact with the criminal justice system.
Keywords: female offenders, services
Women With Learning Disabilities In Prison: What Else Needs To Be Done?
Women With Learning Disabilities In Prison: What Else Needs To Be Done?
[Prison Service Journal (2023)]
PSJ article written by former Unlocked Graduate, Beth Sutherland.
Keywords: female offenders, disabilities
Trauma Informed Practice in a Women’s Prison
Trauma Informed Practice in a Women’s Prison
[Prison Service Journal (2023)]
PSJ article written by former Unlocked Graduate, Iona Warren, includes observations on practice and recommendations for improvement.
Keywords: female offenders, trauma
Restricted status children and prisoners held in women’s establishments
Restricted status children and prisoners held in women’s establishments
[HMI Prisons (2023)]
HMI Prisons thematic review on the treatment and outcomes of restricted status children held in female prisons.
Keywords: young people, female offenders
New Hall Departure Lounge
New Hall Departure Lounge
[Yorks & the Humber Probation (2023)]
Kathy Biggar Trophy runner-up: The Departure Lounge outside New Hall offers a comfortable and welcoming environment to newly released women, where they can get a warm drink and snacks, use a phone and charge their own, plan their onward journey, and get information and guidance from the centre’s staff.
Keywords: resettlement, female offenders
Women’s Trauma Informed Community Healthcare Project
Women’s Trauma Informed Community Healthcare Project
[West Midlands Probation (2023)]
Kathy Biggar Trophy Winner: The Women’s Trauma Informed Community Healthcare Project is a joint project between Sandwell & Dudley Probation, the NHS, and Black Country Women’s Aid, aimed at ensuring the women in their care get the healthcare support they need.
Keywords: female offenders, healthcare
“This is Me”: A Child Impact Assessment toolkit
“This is Me”: A Child Impact Assessment toolkit
[Prison Reform Trust (2022)]
Resources to support children with a mum in the criminal justice system, from the Prison Reform Trust.
Keywords: children, families, female offenders
A thematic review of outcomes for girls in custody
A thematic review of outcomes for girls in custody
[HMI Prisons (2022)]
Report on a thematic review of outcomes for girls in custody by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons.
Keywords: young people, female offenders