All prison articles
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Opinion
God taught me to see the gold in the women I visit in prison
Bex Roberts from charity Junction 42 explains why she has hope for the female prisoners she works with, regardless of whether they fit neatly into our often man-made Christian boxes.
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Opinion
The amount of women in prison is increasing, this is what I am doing about it
Rev Tracy Sickel saw that the number of women in the Criminal Justice System has been increasing at a faster rate than the male prison population, so she started a charity to meet the spiritual and emotional needs of those women.
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Opinion
I was imprisoned in Iran because I became a Christian. This is what I think of President Raisi’s death
Marziyeh Amirizadeh shares her feelings and hope for her country after the death of Iran’s president in a helicopter crash.
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Opinion
Why safe housing is the best gift for sexually exploited women this Christmas
Charity co-director, Emma Goulds writes about the importance of a safe home for the women she works with this Christmas.
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Opinion
Chocolates are providing a way out for women with convictions in Scotland
Joyce Murray’s chocolate-making social enterprise supports women who have touched the Scottish criminal justice system and gives them the opportunity to make a fresh start.
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Opinion
‘I was once a prisoner behind bars and then became a visitor of prisons sharing the good news’
During Prisons Week (10–16 October), Trudy Makepeace shares her journey from addict and prisoner to outreach worker