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Prison Information Bulletin 2: Women and girls in the penal system

The second in a series of bulletins provides facts and figures on the female prison population, sentencing, community programmes and the impact of imprisonment on women, girls and their families.  It is an essential tool for all those concerned about women and girls in the penal system. (2006)

34pp, £5, ISBN 0 -903683-92-X Click here to order

'Care, concern and carpets': How women's prisons can use first night in custody centres to reduce distress

This report argues that the early period in prison custody is a time of heightened risk of self-harm and suicide.  It offers practical guidance on how first night in custody arrangements can be used to help reduce distress amongst newly arrived prisoners.  The report should be read by policy makers and practitioners, and all those interested in the experience of women in prison. (2006)

22pp, £10.00, ISBN 090368389-X Click here to order

 

Advice, understanding and underwear: working with girls in prison. This new report from the Howard League for Penal Reform is essential reading for anyone working with girls and young women in the criminal justice or social care systems. It looks at current provision for girls and provides a useful insight into the impact of imprisonment on the lives of young women. (2004). 

24pp, £10.00, ISBN 090368381 4 Click here to order

 

Suicide and self-harm prevention: repetitive self-harm among women and girls in prison. The rate of self-harm is highest among women and girls in prison and many self-harmers will cut and burn themselves day after day. This report uses the voices of women and girls in prison to try to understand their motivations for self-harm and provides strategies for supporting them based on the views of prison staff and policy makers. (2001) 

 20pp, £5.00, ISBN 090368360-1 Click here to order 

  

A chance to break the cycle: women and the drug treatment and testing order. More than 2,500 drug dependent women each year experience prison. These women could be eligible for the Drug Treatment and Testing Order. Research by the Howard League has shown that the Drug Treatment and Testing Order has the potential, if properly targeted and resourced for drug treatment to break the cycle between drug use and offending.  (2000)

19pp, £5.00, ISBN 090368349-0 Click here to order

Life in the shadows. There is very little known about the prison experience of the women serving life sentences . This report examines what happens to women lifers, how they are treated and the conditions they live in. (1999)

24pp, £4.00, ISBN 090368337-7 Click here to order