WomenMATTA

We support women affected by the criminal justice system in Manchester and Trafford.
We provide case work, advocacy support and advice. @WIP_Live @gmwsa

[WomenMATTA @Women_MATTA]

Little bit about us!

[Women in Prison @WIP_live]

We support @Agenda_alliance open letter #CallingSOS for women and girls, including those in contact with the criminal justice system, ahead of the general election. 👇🏻

[Women in Prison @WIP_live]

Today would have been the 80th birthday of our late founder, Chris Tchaikovsky.

Her enduring legacy is our commitment to ending the harm of prison on the lives of women, their families, and our communities.

[Women in Prison @WIP_live]

Women's mental health in the #CriminalJusticeSystem, particularly "dramatic increases" in self-harm and use of prison as a "place of safety" for unwell women: all highlighted today in @_Imbs_ 2023 National Annual Report.

#WomenInPrison

[Women in Prison @WIP_live]

Join the Women in Prison team! We're hiring for:

🙋‍♀️Programme Manager (Surrey)
🙋‍♀️Programme Manager (Manchester)
🙋‍♀️Advocate (South London)

Find out more and apply: https://t.co/PTxi5qPOiu

#WomenInPrison #WomenSupportWomen

[Women in Prison @WIP_live]

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128% increase in self-harm amongst women in HMP Eastwood Park, says report from @_Imbs_

Read our full response here: https://t.co/L31TtK19qR

#WomenInPrison

[Women in Prison @WIP_live]

"This is a child in need of support, not traumatisation and wholly inappropriate treatment in a prison."

@sonyasonyar & @IndyMCross in @guardian responding to @HMIPrisonsnews recent report highlighting treatment of girls in Wetherby YOI.

https://t.co/4fEnZRlI9N

[Women in Prison @WIP_live]

We are deeply concerned to see this inspection report detail troubling treatment of children in custody, including using pain-inducing force and strip searches of girls by all-male teams of officers.

Read our joint response with @Agenda_alliance: https://t.co/papsMn98R7

[Women in Prison @WIP_live]

There's still time to contribute to our #IWD2024 campaign highlighting the stories of women with lived experience of prison / contact with the #CriminalJusticeSystem

DM us if you want to take part!

#InternationalWomensDay #WomenInPrison

[Women in Prison @WIP_live]

Are you a woman with lived experience of the criminal justice system? We're amplifying your stories this #InternationalWomensDay with a mini campaign “My story is...” to share the realities and nuances of women’s lives.

DM us with "IWD" to take part! 📩

#IWD2024 #WomenInPrison

[Conor Gogarty @ConorGogarty]

Other, similarly bleak cases are reported in my piece here, and I've spoken to two of the vulnerable people who were prosecuted. Do give it a read. https://t.co/xv3i8UZC7T

[Women in Prison @WIP_live]

Prevention, early intervention & community-based support are best at helping women affected by the #CriminalJusticeSystem to rebuild their lives.

Evidence from our work fed into @LordsJHACom report: “Cutting crime: better community sentences”

Read more https://t.co/9uzGHi9Wwf

[Women in Prison @WIP_live]

Women in Prison are hiring! We're looking for a part time Advocate in South London.

- £17,466 pro rata
- 21 hours per week
- permanent position

Apply by 9am on Wednesday 24th January.

https://t.co/jFenwJpLua

#CharityJobs #WomenInPrison #AdvocateJobs

[Tristan Kirk @kirkkorner]

Children are being unlawfully convicted in a fast-track justice system

Investigation @eveningstandard reveals magistrates are dishing out Single Justice Procedure fines to 16 & 17-year-olds

Convictions overturned & new legal checks brought in as a result
https://t.co/Jo6BX5WgEu

[Women in Prison @WIP_live]

The @CommonsJustice Select Committee is starting now.

Alongside partners @Clinks_Tweets & @PRTuk our CEO @sonyasonyar will give evidence from 3.30pm, amplifying women's experience in prison and advocating for preventative community support services.

https://t.co/YHkpFi6gaq

[Women in Prison @WIP_live]

Prevention through community support services are better for women than prison.

Today we give evidence to the Justice Select Committee to advocate for prevention, not prison, to stop women being swept into the Criminal Justice System.

Watch live, 3.30pm: https://t.co/aGG49VSK9N

[Women in Prison @WIP_live]

Tomorrow we will give oral evidence to the Justice Select Committee alongside our friends & partners @Clinks_Tweets & @PRTuk.

Watch live to hear our CEO, Sonya Ruparel, share why prison is not working for women.

Watch tomorrow, 2.30pm: https://t.co/xrVh1YXecZ

[Women in Prison @WIP_live]

Join us in #16DaysOfActivism. Read Tiffany's story, a testament to strength and resilience after domestic abuse. In the latest Still I Rise: https://t.co/6zNLh74eib

#WIP16Days #EndViolenceTogether

[Women in Prison @WIP_live]

Join us for #16DaysOfActivism! In our magazine, @Kate Fraser, our Head of Prisons, discusses the UN campaign against Gender-Based Violence. Explore the impact on women in the criminal justice system. Read more: https://t.co/6zNLh74M7J
#EndViolenceAgainstWomen #WIP16Days

[Agenda Alliance @Agenda_alliance]

It is incredibly powerful to watch Rianna bravely speak out for the first time 🤍

What happened to her must never, ever happen again.

The only way to prevent future babies dying is to stop women giving birth in prison - it will never be a safe place to be pregnant.