Abstract
Women’s imprisonment is a controversial issue that raises many questions
about the proportionality and efficacy of the criminal justice system.
Removing women from their children and families and dismantling
often precariously balanced lives is an act that should, theoretically, only
occur when the severity of the crime demands a custodial sentence. In
practice, women in prison are predominately non-violent ‘offenders’, often
incarcerated for survival crimes or issues relating to their marginality
about the proportionality and efficacy of the criminal justice system.
Removing women from their children and families and dismantling
often precariously balanced lives is an act that should, theoretically, only
occur when the severity of the crime demands a custodial sentence. In
practice, women in prison are predominately non-violent ‘offenders’, often
incarcerated for survival crimes or issues relating to their marginality
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 4-4 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Specialist publication | NIACRO News |
| Publication status | Published online - 31 Dec 2019 |
