Built To Harm: How Women’s Prisons Take Lives

‘Built to Harm: how women’s prisons take lives’ is grounded in evidence from INQUEST’s casework, official data, and coroner’s inquests. It adds to the overwhelming evidence that condemns the use of women’s
prisons.

While the state often minimises the harm experienced in prison, inquests have consistently exposed the dark reality.

Year: 2025
Resource Type:
Briefing/Factsheet/Summary
Report
Themes:
Activism
Prisons
Torture
Region:
Europe
Country(ies):
United Kingdom
People Groups:
Activists
Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)
Children & Young People
LGBTQIA+ persons
Marginalised Ethnic Persons
People affected by Displacement (including migrants and refugees)
People experiencing Poverty
Women and Girls
Approach:
Advocacy
Law Reform
Policy Reform