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

Open letter from women’s centres and women’s specialist providers about plans to build new women’s prison places

Working Chance has joined together with colleagues to condemn the government's plan to create 500 new prison places for women.

Statement: Creating 500 new prison places for women goes against government’s own strategy

Statement: With unemployment rising, the need to support women with convictions is greater than ever

Women with convictions are some of the people hardest hit by the financial consequences of the pandemic, yet among those most committed to finding a job.

Statement: Local Partnership Agreement between DWP & HMPPS aims to boost employment for people leaving prison

We know that employment is one of the best ways to reduce reoffending and improve outcomes for women with convictions, but needs to be delivered well to have the best results.

Dismantling the victim/perpetrator binary

For International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we unpick the stereotypes through which women with convictions are seen. Unlike the narrative portrayed in media or by politicians who profess to be ‘tough on crime’, the reasons women offend are complex and layered. For every woman who offends, there is an untold story that is too often mired by violence and social exclusion.

‘The damage it’s caused is incredible’: women’s chances of gaining employment impacted by racism in the criminal justice system

If you are a Black, Asian or minority ethnic woman and you come into contact with the criminal justice system, you are more likely to be arrested, sent to prison, and to stay there longer than your white peers.

Working Chance Statement: Sentencing White Paper

Following the speech from Secretary of State for Justice Robert Buckland this morning, Working Chance makes this statement on the government’s proposed sentencing reforms.