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Incarcerated Pregnant Women and Mothers

Answer

We are sending too many women to prison, two thirds of whom are non-violent and over half of whom have dependent children, and 75% of the time the child leaves home after the mother is incarcerated. That is why we have launched the women’s justice board, which will set out its strategy in the spring. Its goal is to reduce the number of women in prison and, ultimately, the number of women’s prisons.

Secondary information

Type

Oral question

Reference

901066 

756 c155 

Session

2024-26

Oral question type

Lead

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber

Subjects

Prisoners Mothers Pregnancy

Link

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