This week, the Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said that her ‘ultimate ambition’ was to close women’s prisons, saying they were simply ‘forcing women into a life of crime’.
As a former inmate who spent 14 months behind bars, it’s a welcome change to hear any mention of female prisoners in the political debate, especially given the unique challenges we face.
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