PRT comment: Ministry of Justice announcement of funding for women in or at risk of contact with the criminal justice system

Commenting on the announcement today of £24m of funding for women in or at risk of contact with the criminal justice system, Emily Evison, policy officer at the Prison Reform Trust said:

“We welcome this three year investment in community services to support women in or at risk of contact with the criminal justice system. It is a step in the right direction.

Providing core costs to women’s support services will go some way in securing vital, long-term, sustainable community alternatives for women at risk, and stop them getting swept up into the vicious cycle of imprisonment.”