HMP Bronzefield Women’s Prison (Tim Ockenden/PA)
(Picture: PA Archive)Judges are to receive training about the causes of female offending as part of a new drive to keep more women out of prison and prevent a cycle of “inter-generational offending” by them and their families.
A Ministry of Justice blueprint says ministers want to increase understanding in courts of the specific problems affecting female offenders, including those from ethnic backgrounds, and the harmful implications of sending them to jail.
