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A Woman's Place is NOT in prison: Allison Bailey (London, 27 October 2021)

#AWomansPlaceIsNotInPrison Allison Bailey is a barrister specialising in criminal defence law. She has spent 20 years defending women caught up in the criminal justice system. She is a feminist, a lesbian and herself a survivor. In October 2019, she launched the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Alliance – LGB Alliance. She is a powerful voice in the struggle to maintain women’s sex-based rights and protections. Allison Bailey chaired our joint meeting of Woman's Place UK and the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. https://lgballiance.org.uk https://womansplaceuk.org http://crimeandjustice.org.uk https://allisonbailey.co.uk About this event The ruling handed down by the High Court in FDJ v Secretary of State for Justice shows that UK law does not work for women. In dismissing the claim by a woman prisoner who had suffered a sexual assault by a male prisoner whilst in a women’s prison, the judges have exposed the failings of the UK criminal justice system and its blatant disregard for women’s rights, safety, privacy and dignity. This meeting discussed the neglect of women's needs and inherent sexism in the penal system, of which the callous disregard for women being locked up with male prisoners is just one facet, connected to others. We also looked at the solutions and the need to get women out of prisons (a system designed around the containment of men) by providing better, more therapeutic, sex-specific services and approaches.