Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Sarah McCarthy-Fry (Labour). It was answered on Thursday, 13 December 2007 on behalf of the Women and Equalities.
Imprisonment
- Question
- When women are given a custodial sentence, often it is not just the women who are punished but their children, too. Children often end up in care, and as a disproportionate number of women in the prison system have been through the care system themselves we could be perpetuating a cycle. We must look at non-custodial sentences for non-persistent, non-violent women offenders to keep families together and maintain their stability.
- Answer
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I agree. At present, 8,000 children a year have their living arrangements disrupted by their mother’s imprisonment, even if it is only a short period. That is why Baroness Corston’s review recommended the use of intensive community sentences, and I am committed to them.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 469 c450-1
- Session
- 2007-08
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Children Alternatives to prison Women Mothers Offenders Prisons Sentencing
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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