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Our response to the Justice Committee's Women in Prison Inquiry

In April 2021, the Justice Committee launched an inquiry on women in prison. As a charity dedicated to supporting women with convictions into employment, we submitted our response on the following points.

As job recovery starts, women with convictions should not be left behind

Women have been more severely impacted by unemployment since the pandemic, according to the Trades Union Congress’ recent report. What does the employment outlook look like for women with convictions?

Mental health a big challenge as women with convictions look for work #MHAW2021

Daye: Truly Making a Difference

We spoke to Daye founder Valentina Milanova, who shared her thoughts on partnering with us and hiring women with convictions.

The year that changed us all: 5 ways the pandemic changed our employability support

For women with convictions, finding employment was already tough. With the pandemic, the situation becomes almost impossible. We wanted to share some of the ways we’ve adapted our employability support due to the pandemic, and the lessons we learned along the way.

Nothing to live on: Poverty is fuelling women's offending

Women are suffering disproportionately from the financial consequences of the pandemic. Lack of financial independence is a significant risk factor for women who offend. Women’s offences are more likely to be financially motivated than men’s, yet they are less likely to find work after a conviction. To reduce crime and reoffending, we must free women from the constraints of poverty.

Domestic abuse survivors who offend need a legal defence - here's why

Survivors of domestic violence should not be criminalised if their offence is a result of their abusive circumstances. Today Baroness Helena Kennedy is speaking in the House of Lords in support of a government review of legal defences for survivors of domestic abuse. Here’s why we think this is important.

Corston Report: What's changed since it was commissioned 15 years ago?