From poverty to punishment

From Poverty to Punishment: Examining Laws and Practices Which Criminalise Women Due to Poverty or Status Worldwide exposes how unjust laws and policies disproportionately imprison women due to their socio-economic status and vulnerabilities. Published by Penal Reform International and Women Beyond Walls, both members of the Global Campaign to Decriminalise Poverty and Status, the report calls for urgent reforms to stop the criminalisation of women for poverty, survival strategies, and gendered norms.

Year: 2025
Resource Type:
Briefing/Factsheet/Summary
Report
Flagship
Themes:
Alternatives to Criminalisation
Cost of Exclusion
Courts Systems
Fees and Fines
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:
Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)
Children & Young People
Informal Workers
LGBTQIA+ persons
Marginalised Ethnic Persons
People in Detention
People with Disabilities
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:
Capacity Building
Coalition Building
Research
Campaign Partner:
Penal Reform International
Women Beyond Walls