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Prison is an expensive way of making bad people worse

Monday, July 5th, 2010

From the work we at FMWF have done with women’s prisons and charities that work with them, Justice Secretary Ken Clarke’s prisons rethink is not before time.

Financial Freedom on Radio Four’s Woman’s Hour

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

Our Financial Freedom newsletter for women leaving prison was the subject of a discussion on Radio Four’s Woman’s Hour today.

Reducing re-offending: Social enterprise Blue Sky to receive £400,000

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Blue Sky Development & Regeneration is to receive £400,000 in unrestricted funding from UK venture philanthropy pioneer Impetus Trust.

Financial Freedom

Monday, March 29th, 2010

This weekend we gave birth to our long gestated baby, Financial Freedom. It is a newsletter for women leaving prison. To go along with Edition One we are also launching a free telephone information line that women can ring to find useful phone numbers as well as the women’s centre closest to where they live.

Financial Mail is proud to support women leaving prison with Financial Freedom

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Financial Freedom is Financial Mail’s newsletter for women leaving prison. Together with the newsletter we are launching a free 0800 helpline number to help those prison leavers with nowhere to turn.

Bank accounts for all could help reduce re-offending rates

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Women leaving prison are all too often among the UK’s 1.75 million people who do not have a basic bank account. Bank accounts for all could help vulnerable and socially excluded groups.

Women offenders: Is the current strategy fit for purpose?

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Fifteen years ago, there were some 1,900 women in custody. Today there are 4,300. Women’s prisons have become our social dustbins. They are seen as a stopgap, a refuge for those failed by social services.

Start banking with a letter to the taxman

Friday, March 26th, 2010

No documents to prove your identity, no address history and a prison sentence behind you. . . it all makes for an uphill struggle when getting to grips with your finances.