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Cookham Wood decision fails women prisoners and wider society (27/7/07)

Commenting on the announcement that Cookham Wood women's prison is to become a young offenders institution, Dr Katherine Rake, Director of the Fawcett Society, said:

"This decision shows yet again how women are treated as second class citizens in the prison system.

"Women prisoners are already held further from their homes and families than male prisoners. This decision will result in women prisoners being scattered across the country, with little consideration give to their needs. Vital rehabilitation work will be interrupted, increasing the risks of re-offending and putting society at risk.

"Instead of these last-ditch attempts to find space in an overcrowded system, the Government needs to prioritise developing effective alternatives to custody for women."