Women’s Breakout is the only organisation that exists to shape national and local approaches to working with women who present with vulnerabilities and are in contact with, or at risk of becoming involved in, the Criminal Justice System.

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Key facts about women in the Criminal Justice System

20%

of women in prison are over 150 miles from home.

70%

of sentenced women entering prison in the year to June 2016 were serving six months or less.

40%

Nearly 40% of women in prison left school before the age of 16 years.

Featured Case Study

  • Clean Break, London, Michelle's story

    "I came here just sober but didn’t realise how far I still had to go. I had no social skills and I had 'keep away' written on my head. My self-confidence was on the floor."

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