HMP Woodhill was described as 'fundamentally unsafe' - just last August.

'The rate of reported self-harm was the highest in the adult male estate,' the inspection report said.

The chief inspector of prisons wrote to the justice secretary demanding urgent improvement

Breaking: In what is believed to be a UK-first, a jury has concluded that a suicide inside prison amounted to unlawful killing.

Robert Fenlon took his own life while on remand at HMP Woodhill in 2016. An inquest heard a litany of failings which contributed to his death

Baroness Kennedy KC has urged judges to quit their membership of the male-only Garrick Club saying, 'it's not complicated' but is an issue of 'impartiality'. Baroness Kennedy said: 'There is a misunderstanding by many about the central issue here, which is about the ways in which…

21st Century Britain: “Women are only allowed in the club if they are invited in by a member, and accompanied by a man throughout their visit.” But now they have been shamed into voting (!) on change, will women really want to be a part of this club? theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

Important police misconduct law and practice updates from Doughty Street Chambers's Stephen Cragg KC and Maya Sikand KC and Carolynn Gallwey of Bhatt Murphy lag.org.uk/?id=215221

Brilliant report from Ayshah Tull on today’s changes to sentencing for pregnant women!

Ft. Phoenix Futures, Rianna Cleary, Suzy*, who was pregnant in prison & Maya Sikand KC ❤️

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Today Sentencing Council announced a new mitigating factor 'Pregnancy, childbirth and post-natal care'. Long overdue but I'm glad it's now recognised that prison is dangerous for pregnant women & babies, & mother/baby separation is harmful. So many people have worked for this 👏💪

Adding to the #IWD 24 #IWD outpouring. Look what monica mcwilliams wrote in my book. Fangirling Friday. 🥰👊🏽

Happy IWD! Let’s power on together #DoughtyStWomen #IWD2024

Maya Sikand KC Dr Lucy Baldwin Dr Laura Abbott Deborah Coles Dr Felicity Gerry KC TULIKA JHA Pact Clean Break Anna Herrmann

Stephen Cragg KC and Maya Sikand KC of Doughty Street Chambers and Carolynn Gallwey of Bhatt Murphy round up important police misconduct cases lag.org.uk/?id=215221
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Excited to see this Clean Break !

Years of delays to rape trials a ‘significant injustice’, says judge | Rape and sexual assault | The Guardian theguardian.com/society/2024/m…

Our Chair Keith Fraser says:

“I am aware of the worrying report on Wetherby YOI and we will be writing to the Youth Custody Service asking them to advise us of the action they will be taking to prevent recurrence.

“Children should only be strip searched in exceptional…

We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to all those who contributed and participated in our International Women's Day Celebration 2024 held at Wellcome Collection, London, on March 2, 2024.

The engagement we received contributed immensely to the success of our event,…

French parliament votes to enshrine the right to abortion in the constitution, becoming first country in the world to do so bbc.in/4c3ula4

Frankly depressing statistics from Barbara Mills KC in her opening:

Female KCs earn on average 70% what male KCs earn.

There’s also an intersectional element:

Black KCs earn 44% less than white KCs overall.

#IWD2024

Terrifying to read this in 2024: “The failings were so severe that Angiolini told the Guardian there may still be other officers as dangerous as Couzens within the police”. As we approach #IWD2024 , we ask, again, what more can the law do to protect women? theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/f…

We are delighted to announce the second panel of the day at our #IWD2024 event chaired by our Jennifer Robinson (Jen Robinson) - Towards a feminist vision of climate justice.

We will hear from a panel of esteemed speakers including our Camila Zapata Besso, Tessa Khan from Uplift,…