babies in prison

Babies in prison:

One of the few countries in the world that does not have babies in prison is Norway. Internationally the existence of babies in prison is a phenomenon which allows children to remain with their mother in their early years. Across the world there are…

Solitary confinement and isolation for women in prison:

In December 2015, the Nelson Mandela rules were introduced by the United Nations. Within these rules there are specific clauses that prohibit indefinite or prolonged solitary confinement, the reduction of a prisoner’s diet or drinking water as well as collective…

Trends in the world female imprisonment 2016

Trends in the world female imprisonment 2016

During 2015, Micheal Tonry the president of the European Society of Criminology, explained that the United States is the land of mass incarceration. Within Europe, criminologists, policy-makers and…

drugs and women in prison

The current Lord Chancellor, Michael Gove has announced that a team has been set up to investigate how to establish problem-solving courts. In 2014, the Howard League published a report called, are problem-solving courts the way forward for justice? (Ward, 2014). This working paper…

Work of the voluntary sector

The work of the voluntary sector may appear to be a self-explanatory however, it is not. In reality voluntary…

Five Shocking Facts About the Cost of Private Female Prisons

Revelations about the financial cost of keeping women in private prisons

Private prisons operate within different countries. Within the United States, private corporations are known to profit from…

Research about refugee women and children in detention

how are children affected by imprisonment of mothers?

How are children affected by imprisonment of mothers?

The early 21st century has been labelled by some people as an age of mass imprisonment. This has caused concern with many practitioners, policy-makers…

Who cares for women in prison?

Within England and Wales, the Health and Social Care Act 2015 is new legislation for the care of prisoners. Recent research has explained that there is a lack of structured support systems and a gap in knowledge about the role of practitioners (Baldwin, 2015). Despite these…