Surviving Serco – Feminist Crime and justice podcast exposes the obstructions faced by Constance Marten, defendant at the Old Bailey. Podcast reveals how private prison contracts are undermining the right to a fair trial.

Surviving Serco - podcast exposes the obstructions faced by Constance Marten, and how private prison contracts are undermining the right to a fair trial. The latest episode of Rebel Justice, the podcast by The View CiC amplifies the silenced voice of an incarcerated woman - Constance Marten, a defendant currently on trial at the Old…

April 1, 20250Comments

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Women vs The State, Manchester 8 May 2022

Zayna Iman, Mags McNally, Samantha Asumadu, Gail Hadfield Grainger at Photo North, Someone’s Daughter Women vs The State panel Sunday 8 May 2022

May 13, 20220Comments

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Former prisoner campaigns for alternatives to jail for female offenders

A former female prisoner from Reading is calling for alternatives to jail for women who commit crime. 41-year-old Francesca Fattore, who spent three years and eight months in prison for drug offences, says there are better ways to help women reform and rebuild their lives. According to figures from the Ministry of Justice, there are…

September 16, 20210Comments

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Prison was the best thing that ever happened to me – but it destroyed so many women I met inside

In jail, Francesca Fattore was finally able to leave a life of addiction and crime behind her – but the suffering she saw there spurred her to campaign for alternatives to prison for female offenders. Here, she speaks to Jenn Selby View full article

September 9, 20210Comments

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The project challenging how we view women in the prison system

When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded to Republican congressman Ted Yoho’s abusive and sexist comments towards her in a now-viral speech in 2020, she spoke for women everywhere. “I am someone’s daughter,” AOC said. She called out people – specifically Yoho but everyone – not giving all women decency and respect and reframed the conversation around the treatment of and language used…

August 14, 20210Comments

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TITLE: Harlots (Watercolour on paper with silver paint) DIMENSIONS: 30cm x 30cm PRICE: £250 Artist: The View Collective