Zahid Mubarek Trust’s Post

“When you encounter the criminal justice system, you feel ashamed by your race and colour because you are never taken seriously. That leads to isolation, resentment, and guilt.” - Millicent, a woman with lived experience. Today, the Women’s Justice Reimagined partnership launches a vital briefing setting out our advice to the Women’s Justice Board on the urgent steps needed to address racial disproportionality in the criminal justice system for women. Written in collaboration between Hibiscus Initiatives, Women in Prison, Criminal Justice Alliance, Agenda Alliance, Zahid Mubarek Trust and #MuslimWomenInPrison, the briefing builds on recommendations made in the recent meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group Women Affected by the Criminal Justice System.  We call on the Women’s Justice Board, MoJ and HMPPS to: ● Meaningfully consult and learn from women with lived experience in the development of all policy and legislation, including the current Sentencing Bill ● Embed anti-racist practices in their work ● End the criminalisation of victim/survivors of VAWG, modern slavery, and human trafficking and the further harm caused to them by the criminal justice system ● Improve data and evidence by disaggregating by gender and ethnicity/race with the aim of reducing the disproportionate impact of the CJS on those from marginalised groups ● Sustainably fund women’s specialist services Read and share the briefing to show your support: https://lnkd.in/eucZ_XPi