Prison is a Feminist Issue: Reimagining Justice

Women Beyond Walls co-hosted the Prison is a Feminist Issue: Reimagining Justice Concurrent Session alongside Sisters Inside and many other amazing partners. The session focused on answering the question “what needs to change so that poverty and status are not pathways to criminalisation for women and girls?”

You can read the full report from the workshop below.

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Year: 2026
Resource Type:
Collections
Report
Submission/Statements
Themes:
Activism
Alternatives to Criminalisation
Courts Systems
Human Rights
Petty Offences
Policing
#PoorNotGuilty
Public Health
Pre-trial Detention
Prisons
Use of Public Spaces
Region:
Global
Africa
Australia & the Pacific Islands
Asia
Europe
Latin America & the Caribbean
Middle East
North America
People Groups:
Activists
Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)
Children & Young People
Duty Bearers
Human Rights Defenders
Informal Workers
LGBTQIA+ persons
Marginalised Ethnic Persons
People in Detention
People affected by Displacement (including migrants and refugees)
People who use Drugs
People facing Exclusion
People experiencing Homelessness or live in informal settlements
People experiencing Poverty
Sex Workers
Women and Girls
Approach:
Advocacy
Coalition Building
Law Reform
Policy Reform
Campaign Partner:
Women Beyond Walls