‘Groundbreaking’ UN agreement on justice for women to include those in prison for first time

As numbers of incarcerated women approach one million globally, campaigners are hoping the recognition leads to action The “groundbreaking” inclusion of female incarceration in a global agreement on justice for women and girls adopted at the UN this week has been hailed by campaigners as an opportunity to bring about change for hundreds of thousands of women in prison around the world. The agreed conclusions of the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), being held th...

By Sarah Johnson