Female Offenders

Part of Justice – in the House of Commons at on 11 March 2025.

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Photo of Liz Twist Liz Twist Labour, Blaydon and Consett

Self-harm in prisons is now at the highest rate ever recorded. In women’s prisons, the rates are eight times higher than in men’s prisons—shockingly, one in three female prisoners has self-harmed. Does my hon. Friend share my deep concern about those figures, and what is the Department doing to tackle that issue effectively?