Women in the criminal justice system
We promote greater use of non-custodial alternatives for women, together with gender-sensitive criminal justice and penal policies.
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A community sentence for women with mental health needs
Olivia Rope, PRI's Policy & Programme Manager, describes her recent visit to a pilot programme in England where women offenders are being diverted from prison and towards community-based sentences that include mental health treatment.
1st November 2018
Blog post
Judged for More Than Her Crime: A Global Study of Women Facing the Death Penalty
To mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty, Delphine Lourtau and Sharon Pia Hickey of the Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide discuss the Center's recent report on women facing the death penalty.
10th October 2018
News
World Day Against the Death Penalty 2018
To mark the World Day, PRI and the Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide have published a new factsheet examining the prison conditions of women living on death row.