FAMILIES IN PRISON

17/12/2008: Marie Panayatopoulos-Cassiotou MEP (Greece) presents her report for vote on the situation of women in prison and the impact of the imprisonment of parents on social and family life to the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality on Monday 17th December.


Women constitute an average of 5% of the total prison population in Europe (from under 3% in Poland to nearly 8% in Spain). More than half have at least one child. In her report on the situation of women in prison and the impact of the imprisonment of parents on social and family life, the rapporteur expresses a set of recommendations to Member States concerning conditions in prison, maintaining of family ties, and social and professional reintegration. The report also asks Member States to adopt a comprehensive prison health policy, in particular concerning physical and mental disorders and addictions.

Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
Report on the situation of women in prison and the impact of the imprisonment of parents on social and family life *.pdf