[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
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
Disrupting the Routes between Care and Custody for Girls and Women
Disrupting the Routes between Care and Custody for Girls and Women
[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
Maternal imprisonment
Maternal imprisonment
[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
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
Women in prison: mental health and well-being — a guide for prison staff
Women in prison: mental health and well-being — a guide for prison staff
[Prison Reform Trust (2020)]
A guide for prison staff to help them understand how prison life can affect a person’s mental health, with a focus on women.
Keywords: mental health, wellbeing, female offenders
Women in prison: mental health and well-being – a guide for prison staff
Women in prison: mental health and well-being – a guide for prison staff
[Penal Reform International (2020)]
A guide to understand how life in prison can affect a person’s mental health, with a focus on women. It describes how to recognise the signs of poor mental health and how best to respond.
Keywords: mental health, female offenders
Working with Girls and Bullying
Working with Girls and Bullying
[Youth Custody Service (2021)]
An effective practice briefing from the Youth Custody Service, on working with girls around bullying.
Keywords: female offenders, young people