• Opinion: Why we need to stop women going to prison

    Opinion: Why we need to stop women going to prison
    by Elisa Vasquez-Walters (above)
    Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood’s recent announcement that the government will reduce the number of women in prison is a much welcomed and long awaited statement signalling the change in political direction that is needed to successfully deal with women going through the criminal justice system.
    As a probation worker of 24 years – and as a lifelong feminist – I feel very strongly that prison is never the correct place for a woman to be.
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