Women in Prison

There are 13 women’s prisons in England (there are none in Wales)

Four of these prisons have a juvenile unit

Seven of these prisons have a mother and baby unit

Information about women’s prisons and links to the prisons themselves can be found here

Inspection reports:

Reports by HM Inspectorate of Prisons can be found here

Reports by the Independent Monitoring Boards can be found here

An Inspection of the use of alternatives to custody for women offenders

A Joint Inspection by HMI Probation, HMCPSI and HMI Prisons, 2011

Thematic report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons, 2010

WOMEN'S PRISONS