Thread by @Womans_Place_UK

A key focus of our manifesto is on the law and criminal justice system. Our next public meeting is A Woman's Place is NOT in prison. eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-womans-pla… with @CrimeandJustice @FrancesCrook @TheHowardLeague @BluskyeAllison @BluskyeAllison @Mocha_Soul and others to be announced

Read our statement on the court ruling which dismissed the claim by FDJ, a woman prisoner who had suffered a sexual assault by a male prisoner whilst in a women’s prison. Further proof, were it needed, that UK law does not work for women. womansplaceuk.org/2021/07/07/wom…

Women make up 5% of the total prison population in England & Wales (in Scotland the figure is 5.5%).

80% of women have been sentenced for a non-violent offence.

70% women in prison are survivors of domestic abuse.

Women prisoners are more likely to report mental health problems, physical disability, having drug and alcohol problems, money worries and housing worries and twice as many women as men self-harm.

Women in custody are five times more likely to have mental ill health than those in the general population.

Women from an ethnic minority group more likely to be in prison (18% vs. 14% in general population) with Black women particularly overrepresented (9% in prison vs. 3% in general population).

Recent research by Glasgow University found that 80% of women prisoners have had a serious head injury; 89% of those had sustained the injury as a result of domestic violence.

90% of children of imprisoned mothers have to leave home as a result

We are offering three price levels to ensure the event is accessible to all.

Please consider buying a solidarity ticket if you are able to help us cover costs.

Thank you.
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