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Women in Prison - Alternatives to Custody |
Friday 4 April 2003 |
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The number of women in our prisons is at an all time high and the majority of these women have children.
So are women committing more crime than they used to, or have judges and magistrates become tougher and what are the alternatives to custody?
Head of the Magistrates Association, Rachel Lipscombe and Juliet Lyon from the Prison Reform Trust join Martha to discuss.
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