Women doing long jail sentences failed by ‘system designed for men’
Women serving long jail sentences are being treated with programmes designed for violent male offenders and are punished when male prisoners misbehave, a damning new report has suggested.
Research by the Prison Reform Trust, shared exclusively with The Independent, discovered that women serving longer terms are being locked up with those serving short stints. They are also struggling to access education and opportunities for employment.
The study found female prisoners who are subjected to additional security measures are caught in a “catch-22” situation in which they are blocked from accessing the
