The New Futures Network has the potential to increase job opportunities for women upon release from prison. However, given the small size of the female estate and the likelihood that women will be placed far from home, it is unclear how the New Futures Network will adapt to address this specific need. The Ministry of Justice should set out how their New Futures Network strategy for female prisons differs to that for the male estate, taking into consideration the specific challenges that are p...

The New Futures Network has the potential to increase job opportunities for women upon release from prison. However, given the small size of the female estate and the likelihood that women will be placed far from home, it is unclear how the New Futures Network will adapt to address this specific need. The Ministry of Justice should set out how their New Futures Network strategy for female prisons differs to that for the male estate, taking into consideration the specific challenges that are present in the female estate. Additionally, the Ministry of Justice should set out what progress has been made in developing the New Futures Network and h Type: recommendation | Number: 38 | Response status: accepted Government response: We accept this recommendation. Under the resettlement approach, all women’s prisons will have an embedded pre-release team based in the prison. The embedded pre-release teams will provide pre-release support not currently available via Commissioned Rehabilitative