Bringing together a range of international experts, this book contributes to the discourse on the penal system, human rights, equality and social injustice and facilitates a critical understanding of the impact of imprisonment on the lives of women.

Linda Moore is Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences at Ulster University, UK.

Phil Scraton is Professor of Criminology in the School of Law, Queens University of Belfast, UK.

Azrini Wahidin is Professor of Criminology and Criminology Justice and Associate Dean for Research and Innovation in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Law, Teesside University, UK.

Introduction, Linda Moore, Phil Scraton and Azrini Wahidin, 1. The Post-Corston Women's Penal 'Crisis' in England and Wales: exploring the failure of reform, Linda Moore and Azrini Wahidin, 2. After Corston: Community, Change, and Challenges, Loraine Gelsthorpe, 3. From 'troubled' women, to failing institutions: The necessary narrative shift for the decarceration of women post-Corston, Becky Clarke and Kathryn Chadwick, 4. The Imprisonment of Women in Scotland: Restructure, Reform or Abolish? Margaret Malloch, 5. Post-Corston Reflections on Remanded Women's Experiences in Northern Ireland, Gillian McNaull, 6. Corston Principles in Canada: Creating the Carceral Other and Moving Beyond Women in Prison, Vicki Chartrand and Jennifer M. Kilty, 7. In Pursuit of Fundamental Change within the Australian Penal Landscape: Taking Inspiration from the Corston Report, Julie Stubbs and Eileen Baldry, 8. 'Ukhohliwe': A South African Perspective on the Corston Report, Lillian Artz, 9. Beyond Corston: The Politics of Decarceration and Abolition in a Punitive Climate, Phil Scraton and Bree Carlton