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Farah’s Appeal: Cancer, CPTSD and the Human Cost of Imprisonment

As Farah Damji’s case reaches the Court of Appeal, new legal submissions, expert witness evidence, and campaigning research expose a stark picture: a criminal justice system failing women with cancer and complex trauma. This week’s hearing on Wednesday 14th January before the full Court of Appeal raises urgent questions about punishment, healthcare, and humanity behind…

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Good Behaviour, Bad Policy: Why Sentence Reductions Handed to Prison Staff Risk Injustice and Corruption

The government’s Sentencing Bill, currently progressing through Parliament, proposes reducing prison sentences for “good behaviour.” On the surface, this sounds like a progressive reform, rewarding rehabilitation and incentivising positive conduct. In reality, without rigorous safeguards, training, and oversight, it risks embedding corruption, inequality, and arbitrariness deep into the prison system. Under the proposals, offender managers…

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Trauma and Hope

Science increasingly shows that hope is one of the most powerful emotions we possess. It shapes wellbeing, strengthens resilience, and buffers the long-term effects of trauma. But new research raises a crucial question: what if a traumatised brain can no longer access hope at all? Groundbreaking studies at Yale University reveal that PTSD alters the…

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Lord Timpson and the Push to Rethink Women’s Imprisonment: The Women’s Justice Board

The launch of the Women’s Justice Board on 21 January 2025 marks a significant moment in rethinking how the UK treats women in the criminal justice system. Campaigners have stressed that women’s offending is often rooted in trauma, domestic abuse, poverty and addiction. Prisons rarely address these issues and often deepen the harm. Chaired by…

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Mental Health Crisis Behind Bars: Why HMP Bronzefield Is Failing Vulnerable Women

A new IMB (Independent Monitoring Board) report on HMP/YOI Bronzefield, published on 10 December 2025, reveals a devastating reality: women in acute mental distress are still being sent to prison because secure psychiatric beds simply don’t exist. Despite warnings in the 2023 IMB thematic report, Bronzefield’s 2024-25 annual review shows that almost nothing has changed,…

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A woman diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer is taking the UK government to court, making the case that she was denied life-saving treatment whilst in prison.

In a new press release, the Feminist Justice Coalition explains how Farah Damji, a 59‑year‑old woman held in the women’s estate, launched legal action against the Ministry of Justice. This comes after Farah was made to miss months of oncology appointments and was refused key scans and therapies.​ Farah has stage‑three HER2‑positive breast cancer and,…

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