On 12th January 2024, an International Prison Policy Workshop was organised by the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice for a closed group of policymakers, prison staff, academics, prison oversight bodies, chaplains, and civil society organisations. Its origin centred on a need to create a space to reflect on the consequences of imprisonment on families; to reimagine what may possible in relation to the imprisonment of women; and to explore new ways of thinking about prison policy more broadly. 

The workshop consisted of three papers addressing female sentencing, trauma-informed prisons and abolitionist thought, followed by extensive discussion. The presenters included:

- Dr Shona Minson (University of Oxford);

- Dr Anna Schliehe (University of Bonn/University of Trier);

- Dr David Scott (Open University).