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To stop imprisoning people especially women who have a mental illness.

Submitted on Sunday 18th October 2015

Published on Friday 23rd October 2015

Current status: Closed

Closed: Saturday 23rd April 2016

Signatures: 10

Tagged with

Crime ~ Prison

Petition Action

To stop imprisoning people especially women who have a mental illness.

Petition Details

The majority of women in prison come from a background of abuse, They have not committed a violent crime and prison is totally inappropriate and unproductive.

Additional Information

The figures show that the majority of women in prisons have a history of being abused. Most have not committed a violent crime. Prison conditions aggravate poor mental health and make it so much harder to settle back into the community, often losing accommodation therefore being punished twice.


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