Release on temporary licence (RoTL) for women in prison is supposed to be part of their resettlement and rehabilitation. They can access resettlement leave to maintain contact with their children, especially their young children. In addition, women are allowed to apply for a special purpose licence (SPL) to leave prison to attend urgent medical appointments. …
What really happens behind the wigs, gowns, and solemn rituals of Britain’s criminal courts? In Behind the Wig: The Human Cost of the Criminal Bar, two barristers open up about the unseen emotional toll of defending justice in a system that often feels broken. Criminal defence barrister Catherine “Kate” Kelleher says it plainly: “The minute…