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It's my Story: Now I Can Say No
Thursday 22 June 2006 20:00-20:30 (Radio 4 FM)
In the past ten years the number of women in prison has increased by 140%, mostly for non-violent crimes like shoplifting. Many re-offend. To break the cycle the West Midlands Probation Service are sending women on a pioneering course to help them deal with their problems. 'I've been a shoplifter for 16 years I didn't think it would work. We're better people now. We don't want to get into trouble again, do we ladies?'