Further information
For more information about women in prison:
HM Prison Service information on women prisoners
Women in Prison, supporting and campaigning for female offenders and ex-offenders

For more information about the Corston Report and its implementation:
The Corston Report, March 2007
The Government Response to the Corston Report, December 2007
Delivering the government response to the Corston Report, June 2008
Delivering the government response to the Corston Report, December 2008
Announcement of £15.6m funding to deliver the Corston Report, February 2009
Report on the government’s strategy for diverting women away from crime, two years on from Corston, December 2009

Other policy papers of interest:
Social Exclusion Task Force short study on women offenders, May 2009
Fawcett commission for women in the criminal justice system 2004-2009
Prisons with a Purpose, which commits the Conservative Party to the Corston reforms, March 2008
Unlocking value: how we all benefit from investing in alternatives to prison for women offenders, Nov 2008
Women and the Criminal Justice System, Ministry of Justice, January 2009