PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE PARTICULAR SITUATION OF WOMEN IN PRISON

11/03/2008: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou (EPP-ED, Greece), rapporteur, invites you to a press conference on the particular situation of women in prison and the impact of the imprisonment of parents on social and family life.

The press conference will take place on Wednesday 12 March at 1.30 pm in the press briefing room of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, room LOW N-1/201.

A report on the particular situation of women in prison and the impact of the imprisonment of parents on social and family life is proposed by the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality for the plenary session. The debate is scheduled on Wednesday and vote on Thursday. The report highlights the situation of female prisoners, a minority of the prison population but a fast-growing one. The report focuses on prison conditions, the preservation of family ties and reintegration into society.