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New report published today by Agenda and the Alliance for Youth Justice lays bare the experiences of vulnerable girls and young women in the criminal justice system and calls on the Ministry of Justice to make urgent reforms.

A women’s prison has been assessed by HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) as ‘poor’ for safety in a “rare and unexpected finding” in a recent inspection.

While the Government’s ambition to ‘level up’ the country is to be welcomed, at the heart of these plans, we need decisive action from leaders to improve gender inequality at both national and regional level.

A coalition of expert organisations is today presenting the Government with a 10-point action plan to tackle persistent inequalities experienced by Black, Asian, minoritised, and migrant women in the criminal justice system.

Jessica Southgate and Pippa Goodfellow discuss our Young Women’s Justice Project, which aims to shine a light on the experiences of young women in contact with the criminal justice system.

New analysis from the Office for National Statistics underlines not only the prevalence of violence against women and girls (VAWG), but also the devastating long-term impact.

Policy Manager Maithreyi Rajeshkumar comments on newly released MoJ figures and worrying trend of self-inflicted deaths by women upon leaving prison.

New data uncovered by Agenda from Department of Education shows that Black and minoritised girls are experiencing some of the highest rates of exclusion in schools across England.

Jemima Olchawski, CEO of Agenda, the alliance for women and girls at risk, comments on the increase in self-harm rates amongst women in custody.

Agenda responds to the government's refreshed Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy.

New data published by the Ministry of Justice shows that women and girls are not safe in custody as self-harm, assaults and use of force soar.

Girls in the criminal justice system face a cliff-edge in support as they turn 18 as many services change or drop off all at once.