“The current policy of imprisonment has failed to keep women safe, it does not meet their rehabilitation needs and cannot ensure protection. (Howard League for Penal Reform, 2006) Critically evaluate this statement”

Tim Newburn productively summarized the topic of gender inequality in all components in the criminal justice system when he explained how the body and soul upon which punishment is inflicted is gendered. (2013, p319)

Almost since one cam remember, it has been a constant, daily battle to get authority in society to stand up and enter the debate, whilst having somewhat unbiased attitudes to the predicament that is women facing imprisonment in Britain; often for very trivial crimes. This piece of work will aim to investigate whether women are being failed by the very system that matters most; does the current policy help or hinder women?

There are currently only 13 womens prisons located throughout the United Kingdom, which are said to along with all the ideals of male prison, additionally cater to comply with gender specific standards, set out in many literature articles com…(short extract)