Home truths: housing for women in the criminal justice system

This joint report with Women in Prison, found that while in-prison housing support should be an integral part of preparing for release, it is often last-minute, with some women unsure on the morning of their release if they will have accommodation that evening.

A lack of stable accommodation makes it harder for women to secure employment or training, arrange benefits, and re-establish contact with children and families; and many women become trapped in an ongoing cycle of offending, struggling to meet their licence conditions, committing further crimes out of critical need, or in some cases returning to custody in a bid to avoid homelessness.