Newsletter 58 – February 2010

Invisible Children

PILLARS has mounted a 3-year study into the effects of imprisonment on the children of prisoners. Last November it released the first year’s research report – Invisible Children. (Liz Gordon, Networkers; www.pillars.org.nz). The research premise is that the effects on children of the arrest and imprisonment [...]

Fact Sheet 58 – Women Prisoners and Parenting Issues

Women consistently make up a small percentage of the total prison population (6%) but in line with international trends, this population has been growing at a greater rate than for males. Since the 1980s, the number of women in prison has increased substantially: from approximately 110 in 1983 to 490 by January [...]