[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
[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
[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
[Prison Service Journal (2023)]
PSJ article written by former Unlocked Graduate, Beth Sutherland.
Keywords: female offenders, disabilities
[National Women’s Justice Coalition (2023)]
Online searchable directory of services for women in contact with the criminal justice system.
Keywords: female offenders, services
[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
[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
[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
[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
[Lancaster University (2022)]
Report, based on a review of the research literature and new research conducted by the authors, on the role experiences of care can have on women and girls and how to help prevent care leavers from ending in custody.
Keywords: young people, female offenders, care leavers
[Clinks (2021)]
This evidence review provides an in-depth look at the issue of maternal imprisonment and the impact of this imprisonment on the children affected, the mothers themselves and the family members (typically grandmothers) who take over childcare responsibilities. [From the Clinks online Evidence Library].
Keywords: female offenders, families, mothers, children