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
Tag: pregnancy
Legal Toolkit Launch: No Births Behind Bars
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.
Not my Crime, Not my Sentence
”when can I see my dad?’, ‘will my dad get covid?’, ‘will my dad be ok mum?’. I can’t answer. Not one of them. As a mum I feel helpless listening to my children cry, holding them at night when they want to be held by their dad. They kiss his picture every night not knowing when they will get their next real kiss or cuddle. My disabled boy is continuing to lose weight fast, not wanting to eat, can’t express how he feels. All he says is ‘Dad, my Dad’. It’s heartbreaking. If my boy losses his fight he will have been without contact for 10 weeks without him touching or seeing daddy’s face.’
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
Dr Shona Minson 