Public Policy event on tackling discrimination of BAME women in the Criminal Justice System.

“This crucial symposium will give clinicians, policy makers, local authorities, criminal justice services, and commissioners, the opportunity to address this growing problem. It will review current legislative framework, examine present government and third party reports on discrimination, racism, and mental health in women in the CJS”. See link below for further details:

https://www.publicpolicyexchange.co.uk/events/JA29-PPE

New TED talk by Maureen Mansfield on the structural implications of restrictive funding models on the women’s sector.

“HMP Holloway was the largest women’s prison in Europe, historically holding numerous infamous female criminals and eliciting intrigue and fascination from the public. The End of the Sentence: Psychotherapy with Female Offenders documents the rich and varied psychotherapeutic work undertaken by dedicated specialists in this intense and often difficult environment, where attempts to provide psychological security were often undermined by conflicting ideas of physical security”.

See the following website for further details:

https://www.crcpress.com/The-End-of-the-Sentence-Psychotherapy-with-Female-Offenders/Stewart-Collier/p/book/9780367074326

“Mothers Accused and Abused: Addressing Complex Psychological Needs brings together stories about mothers who are accused of harming, and in some cases killing, their children, children who subsequently harm or kill others and the challenges to  professionals who work with them”.

Please see the following website for further information:

https://www.routledge.com/Mothers-Accused-and-Abused-Addressing-Complex-Psychological-Needs/Foster/p/book/9781138095847

“Almost half England’s jails fail to provide adequate medical care to prisoners, says leaked briefing by Care Quality Commission”

See full article at:

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/27/prisoners-dying-poor-care-services-prisons-mental-health-care-quality-commission-report

‘Prisoners, Medical Care and Entitlement to Health in England and Ireland, 1850-2000’ undertakes research into topics that resonate with current concerns in the prison service, including the very high incidence of mental health problems among prisoners, the health of women and maternity services in prison, and responses to addiction and HIV/AIDS.

Please see poster below and contact Nujoji Calvocoressi (georgie@calvocoressi.com) for more information.

Prisons are often overlooked: we seldom hold them in mind, and take for granted that we’ve always needed them. But what if this isn’t true?

New Unity have organised a talk led by Mo Mansfield and Mandy Ogunmokun on Tuesday 19^th June.

See https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/voices-of-dissent-visioning-a-world-without-prisons-tickets-46033312878 for further details and to book your tickets.