From unpaid fines to laws that punish women for surviving violence, the system is locking up women who are simply trying to survive. Instead of addressing root causes, we’re criminalising poverty.
In this minisode, Olivia Rope, Executive Director of Penal Reform International, challenges us to go beyond the surface, to really listen to women’s stories and even question the system itself.
We also talk about what’s working, including the community-based alternatives to prison, as well as the bold leadership and investment we need from the women’s rights movements to really make change happen.
Learn more about Penal Reform International: www.penalreform.org
From Poverty to Punishment Report: www.womenbeyondwalls.org/povertytopunishment
To learn more about some of the issues touched upon in Olivia’s episode visit: From unpaid fines to laws that punish women for surviving violence, the system is locking up women who are simply trying to survive. Instead of addressing root causes, we’re criminalising poverty.
In this minisode, Olivia Rope, Executive Director of Penal Reform International, challenges us to go beyond the surface, to really listen to women’s stories and even question the system itself.
We also talk about what’s working, including the community-based alternatives to prison, as well as the bold leadership and investment we need from the women’s rights movements to really make change happen.
Learn more about Penal Reform International: www.penalreform.org/
From Poverty to Punishment Report: www.womenbeyondwalls.org/povertytopunishment
To learn more about some of the issues touched upon in Olivia’s episode visit: www.womenbeyondwalls.org/pod
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