9 March 2016

Meeting the Needs of Young Adult Women in Custody

Prison, Women offenders

Open report

How best can the prison system meet the needs of young adult women? The contents of this report were based on a literature review, an analysis of prison statistics, and of Prisons Inspectorate, and other reports about women’s prisons, as well as visits to four prison establishments.

Publisher: T2A
Author: Rob Allen

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