WE ARE A MAGAZINE ABOUT LAW AND JUSTICE | AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO
February 17 2025
WE ARE A MAGAZINE ABOUT LAW AND JUSTICE | AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO

One in six women leaving prison ‘homeless’ or sleeping rough

One in six women leaving prison ‘homeless’ or sleeping rough

Writing home at HMP Styal. Pic by Andy Aitchison

Approximately one in six women who left prison last year were homeless on release. In response to a written question, the justice minister Edward Argar revealed that last year 240 women released last year went straight to streets.

Of the 6,033 women who left jail last year, 831 were described as ‘other homeless’ and 778 ‘other unsettled accommodation’. The question was asked by shadow justice minister Richard Burgon.

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