women in prison

• a national charity that delivers support for women affected by the criminal justice system in prisons, in the community and through our Women's Centres. 
• aims and objectives

  • campaign to end the harm caused to women, their families and our communities by imprisonment
  •  Vision is of a society which no longer accepts the structural inequalities that lead women and girls into contact with the criminal justice system. 
• working practises

  •  work collaboratively in the community, custody and in prisons with women and girls facing structural inequalities through programmes and campaigns that challenge and change oppressive systems.
  • Organise the APPG All party parliamentary group for women in contact with the justice system
  • programmes: bluebird service, healthy foundations, mental health advocacy in HMP bronze field
• APPG

  •  All-Party Parliamentary Group for Women in contact with the justice system
  • helps us influence politicians and put forward suggestions for change in the system.
  •  purpose is to increase the knowledge and awareness of the experiences of women in contact with the justice system and promote approaches that reduce criminalisation and meet women’s needs.
• philosophy

  • change can happen
  • feminist and antiracist
  • represent the world we want to see
  • build women collective power
• funding

  • monthly donations
  • projects funded by NHS, HM prison and probation service, national lottery,
• bluebird service

  •  works in partnership with the London Pathway Project, London Probation and the prison service
  • to promote social inclusion and enable hard to reach women to engage and maintain an improved quality of life with the appropriate levels of support.
  • aim to reduce risk of reoffending
  • provide support prior to release then a 1:1 community support in areas such as housing, health and wellbeing