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…

Sex workers in prison

The reality for women in prison means there could be over-laps or gaps with their support needs. The majority of women in prison have committed non-violent crimes and many women may have been involved with sex work. Feminist academics have criticised gender-responsive criminal justice…

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…

What are the Nelson Mandela rules?

On 5 November, 2015 the revised Standard Minimum Rules for prisoners were finally agreed to be…

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…

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…

Transgender will be on the agenda in 2016.

During 2015 transgender has been a subject that has had a lot of media attention but not for the right reasons. In the summer prominent feminists argued over whether they could represent the interests of trans-populations. Legal arguments have also been…

Five ways women in prison could be healthy.

The health of women in prison is a stated international priority within international legislation. Health is an important issue within the recently introduced Nelson Mandela Rules (revised Standard Minimum Rules for Prisoners), the World Health Organisation and regional…