Women in Prison: An Oral History
Created to mark 40 years of Women in Prison, this podcast brings together the voices of women who have lived through the criminal justice system and fought to transform it. Each conversation is led by women with lived experience of criminalisation, offering a rare and deeply informed perspective on a system that continues to harm women.
Through stories of survival, solidarity and resistance, the podcast charts the history of Women in Prison, a feminist organisation that has spent four decades challenging injustice and demanding better for women.
These are not just personal testimonies. They are urgent truths about inequality, imprisonment and the enduring power of community, care and collective action.
With thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund and players of the National Lottery, whose generous support made the Women in Prison 40th Anniversary project possible.
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Previous Episodes
- Charmaine Williams on empathy, resilience and life after prison. Women in Prison: An Oral History 30.07.2025
- Becky Clarke on collaborative, non-judgemental research methods and systemic change. Women in Prison: An Oral History 30.07.2025
- Maria Leitner on her 360 experience of the criminal justice system. Women in Prison: An Oral History 30.07.2025
- Kate Fraser on lived experience, hope, and frontline feminist work. Women in Prison: An Oral History 30.07.2025
- Cathy Stancer from volunteer to CEO. Women in Prison: An Oral History 24.07.2025
- Martine Lignon on 20 years of fighting for better justice. Women in Prison: An Oral History 24.07.2025
- Liz Hogarth, from HMP Holloway to the Ministry of Justice. Women in Prison: An Oral History. 24.07.2025
- Melissa Benn on the roots of Women in Prison and storytelling for change. Women in Prison: An Oral History 24.07.2025
- Introducing Women in Prison: An Oral History 18.07.2025
