Women’s Justice Board kicks off plans to send fewer women to prison

Tuesday, 21 January 2025 00:01

Cutting crime and reducing the number of vulnerable women being sent to prison will be top of the agenda at the opening of the first meeting of the Women's Justice Board today (21 January).  The Board will be launched today by Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood and will be chaired by Prisons Minister James Timpson. It brings together criminal justice experts to identify better ways to stop women committing crimes and make streets safer as part of the Government's Plan...Request free trial