Anawim is running an early intervention diversion project called New Chance. It is for women who have been referred directly by the Police for support, they have to have been arrested less than 5 times and have no prior convictions. A referral to New Chance may form part of a conditional caution. This way they … Continued

Our recent report ‘Children on the Edge: Children affected by maternal imprisonment‘ makes eleven recommendations that identify areas of development needed in the impact that maternal imprisonment has on children. We will be including a few of these in this and future ebulletins. 5. Children/young people need to be supported and encouraged to maintain contact with … Continued

The Griffins Society have published a new paper ‘Lost Spaces: Is the current procedure for women prisoners to gain a place in a prison Mother and Baby Unit fair and accessible?‘ The purpose of this study was to examine women prisoners’ experiences of the Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) decision-making processes. The research is based … Continued

The UK charities allocated money from the Tampon Tax Fund (iNews, 3 Apr) Use of community sentences for women plummets (Russell Webster, 3 Apr) Women – like my stepmum – are dying in prison. We must act now (i News, 6 Apr) Cash to help serial female criminals keep on the straight and narrow (The … Continued

Jailed nursing mothers’ woes (South Africa - The Herald, 3 Apr)