This Bill has been introduced to remove the ability of the Sentencing Council to issue Sentencing Guidelines which frame a request for a pre-sentence report
Category: sentencing
Beyond the Barriers
The report provides an in depth analysis of the systemic barriers that hinder imprisoned mothers from participating effectively in family proceedings, thus undermining the principles
Evidence-led sentencing ? A proposed new guideline.
The Sentencing Council have published a revised Imposition of Community and Custodial Sentences guideline for consultation. After years of research into sentencing practice and the impact on children of maternal imprisonment, I am really pleased to see such strong, evidence-led, development of the sentencing guidelines.
Time and a Stateside interlude
A week ago I intended to write a third and final blog post about the brilliant BBC drama ‘Time’ by Jimmy McGovern. I was going to write about Orla and her children. About the inadequacy of the provision made for children whose mother is imprisoned. It would have said, no this is not fiction …
Time : Episode 2
*spoilers ‘The world’s not a straightforward place for a woman’ Season 2 , Episode 2 of Time by Jimmy McGovern, gives us insights into the complexity
Time
Motherhood and punishment have a complicated and reductive relationship. A woman’s motherhood is often the most punished part of her when she is sent to prison – I’m writing a book about that – but it’s also disregarded, as Time demonstrates.
Dr Shona Minson 