Women, Relationships & Criminal Justice: The Personal and Professional

Criminal Law

Women, Relationships & Criminal Justice: The Personal and Professional

Edited by Sarah Waite · Natalie Rutter
Bristol University Press January 2026

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ISBN-13
9781529242614
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Publication
January 2026
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Women who have been criminalised by the state typically encounter gendered experiences and challenges and are affected by complex and intersecting layers of system failure, marginalisation and stigma. Bringing together diverse perspectives from research, lived experience and frontline practice, this collection considers the central role of relationships for criminalised women, including motherhood, family, peer, romantic and professional relationships.

The collection offers critical insights into women’s relationships with the often oppressive system which they are required to navigate. Through different forms of expression, the collection allows us to hear a range of voices that offer alternative visions for the present and future. It makes a powerful case for policies and practices that are more responsive to women’s distinct needs within the criminal justice system.

Table of Contents

I Feel Happy - Cherry, MASH
My Supports - Joanne Le Grove
Home - Pinkie, MASH

Introduction: Rise Together, Move as a Collective and Maintain Solidarity - Natalie Rutter and Sarah Waite
1. Recognising Solidarity: A Necessary for Building Relationships - Paula Harriott and Danica Darley
Part 1: The Personal
Drum - Cherry, MASH
2. Trauma to Triumph - Caroline Ddembe-Williams
3. The Intergenerational Impacts of Maternal Imprisonment - Sophie Mitchell
4. ‘I felt like trash...I needed help!’: A Discussion of Black Women’s Activism in the Carceral Space - Paula McLean
5. Imprisonment is a Women’s Issue - Nancy Loucks
6. A Mother’s Love - Melissa Smith
7. Reflections from Birth Mothers in the Criminal Justice System - Susannah Bateson
I was Once Alive - Miss Bucket, MASH
8. “We started going together in the jail. And then we carried it on outside": Navigating Love and Friendship In and Out of Prison - Marguerite Schinkel
9. Calm Heart - Melissa Smith
10. My True Authentic Self: A Narrative Reflection - Ayesha Hunte

Part 2: The Professional
Magpies at the Window - Stella, MASH
11. Don’t Call Me a Survivor - Kierra Myles and Shelley Vibert
12. Alternative Journeys: Discovering Different Paths” - MASH
13. Beyond the Uniform: Navigating Identity, Power and Emotion as a Women’s Prison Officer - Prison Officer (Anonymous)
Moths to a Flame - Delyth,MASH
14. Empathic Intuition: Working Outside of the State? - Kavya Padmanabhan
Control - Opal, MASH
15. Are we Responding to the Needs of Women? Practitioner Perspectives - Julie Eden-Barnard and Jennifer Walmsley
16. Motherhood in Focus: An Evolution of Our Researcher Identities - Isla Masson and Natalie Booth
17. So, What Now? A Call to Action: From the Heart of Together Women - Rokaiya Khan and Claire Vilarrubi
Joyful Daily - Jewels, MASH
Conclusion: Rising Strong, Moving Forward and Maintaining Momentum - Sarah Waite and Natalie Rutter

Dreams - Melissa Smith
Haikus - Stella, MASH
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