The Ministry of Justice recently published a set of proposals on rehabilitation and sentencing, called Breaking the Cycle. The dedicated consultation webpage for the proposals is here.
The Corston Coalition have responded to this Green Paper. Our full response is here.
In summary, we believe that the proposals in the Green Paper need to be brought together in a clear action plan for women offenders. This action plan should include:
A recommitment to the principle that community penalties should be the norm for women offenders
Guaranteed visible senior leadership for the …

The Corston Independent Funders’ Coalition and the Ministry of Justice are delighted to announce the grant recipients of the third (and final) round of the Women’s Diversionary Fund.
In February 2010, the Corston Independent Funders’ Coalition and the Ministry of Justice announced the creation of a joint £2m fund to divert women from custody.
The Women’s Diversionary Fund focuses on:
- Supporting organisations to develop new community diversionary services for women offenders and women at risk of offending
- Building the capacity of existing women’s community diversionary services further
- Building the capacity of the women’s …