September saw the launch of a legal resource for all those representing pregnant and post natal women in sentencing proceedings. Doughty Street Chambers’ barristers Maya Sikand KC, Kirsty Brimelow KC and Pippa Woodrow, and Level UP’s Janey Starling spoke at the resource launch, but the most powerful voice was that of Lila, imprisoned when 17 weeks pregnant.
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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
Book Launch online Event : Maternal sentencing & the rights of the child 8th February 2021
Author: Dr Shona Minson Discussants: Professor Felicity Gerry QC, Professor Laura Lundy, Professor Shadd Maruna (see below for bios) Chair: Professor Rachel Condry The Centre for Criminology and the
Call for pregnant women and mothers and babies to be released from prison
Over 600 pregnant women are in prison in England and Wales each year. We know that pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to Covid 19 They
Human rights and children of prisoners
At the Joint Committee on Human Rights meeting on 13thMarch 2019, Edward Argar MP, Under Secretary at the Ministry of Justice with responsibility for women
Do we need another Guideline?
Last week the Sentencing Council published for consultation their plans to provide expanded explanations in offence specific guidelines in England and Wales. Lord Justice Holroyde,
Dr Shona Minson 