Ep51: Punished for surviving? Women in the prison system

Women are the fastest-growing prison population globally, but most offend to survive or to protect their children. In this episode, our hosts are joined by Dr Sarah Waite, Leeds Beckett University, and Lucy Campbell, founder of Flip of the Coin CIC, to discuss how the prison system is failing women and what could be done to improve how society responds when women are in crisis. Dr Sarah Waite Find our more about Sarah's work and see her latest publications here: Lucy Campbell Learn more about Lucy's arts organisation here: Further resources Learn more about problem-solving courts for women: Transform Justice Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @TransformJust1 BlueSky: @transformjustice.bsky.social Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠policy@transformjustice.org.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Transform Justice podcast is hosted by Penelope Gibbs and Rob Allen and produced and edited by Alexandra Kimmons.

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This episode is 00:34:19 long.

This episode was published on Sep 18, 2025.

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