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Blog, Policy briefingA lost focus on community solutions: Our response to the Prisons Strategy White Paper
In December 2021, the Ministry of Justice released its Prisons Strategy White Paper, setting out its 10-year vision for the UK’s prisons and a two-year action plan. Here's what we've got to say about.
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Campaign, Policy briefingChangemakers provide evidence to All-Party Parliamentary Group on Universal Credit
In October 2021, our Changemakers group was invited to provide evidence to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Universal Credit.
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BlogHow to get a job when you have a criminal record
Finding a job with a criminal record can be difficult. Here are some steps from Working Chance that you can take to best prepare you to look for work.
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BlogThe power of her name
A criminal conviction can deeply affect a woman's identity. Our Employability Coach Vanisha writes about how names are a powerful way of taking back control.
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BlogRedemption Roasters: Time to rewrite the stats for women with convictions
This Christmas, Redemption Roasters and Working Chance are working together to give women with convictions the chance to move forward.
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NewsBreaking the cycle: Why we should stop criminalising women who experience abuse
Many women in the criminal justice system have experienced abuse. This 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, Working Chance and Women in Prison discuss how domestic abuse sweeps women up into crime, and how we can better support them instead.
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Policy briefing, Press releaseGovernment’s new prison resettlement strategy falls short of needed reforms, say charities
Working Chance and Switchback respond to the Ministry of Justice’s Prisons Strategy White Paper launched 7 December 2021.
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Blog, Policy briefingJoint briefing on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill in its current form fails to do justice for women. Read our joint briefings with a coalition of women's rights and criminal justice organisations.