Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) women face a “double disadvantage” in the criminal justice system, according to a new report, published on 24 April 2017, from Agenda and Women in Prison. The report found that BAME women felt: They were not treated fairly in court and were unjustly penalised by judges and juries, who … Continued

An app is being developed for use by prisoners and those on release. This new app is currently being rolled out across 39 prisons in England and Wales. The app is still in development, but already covers help with education, employment, health and wellbeing as well as being a means of communication between offenders and … Continued

St Giles Trust have a new project called ‘Peer Circles’. This is a new service that offers support from Peer Advisors, people who have overcome disadvantage themselves who are now trained to offer help. The Peer Circles Project will work with individuals, aged 25 plus, with complex needs and severe and multiple disadvantages (SMD) and … Continued

Working Chance – the UK’s only specialist recruitment consultancy for women with convictions and young women leaving care – were delighted to win the Big Pitch Live at Sage Summit UK earlier this month. Alongside two other charities, Working Chance pitched for support to a panel of invited judges from the Sage community and were … Continued

The Nelson Trust were recently successful in securing funding from BBC Children in Need to expand their work with young women and girls. This funding will enable The Nelson Trust to provide intervention at an earlier stage, with the aim of building resilience around sexual exploitation, substance misuse, anti-social behaviour and crime. In its first … Continued