Thousands of women released from prison every year with just £46 and a plastic bag, MPs say
Thousands of women are being released from prison each year without adequate help, a group of MPs and peers say.
This time, she's in accommodation run by a charity called Housing for Women. Letitia says without it, she would "absolutely" be on the streets again. In January, the government announced £70 million to keep prison leavers off the streets, including £20 million for a new accommodation service that will house former prisoners for up to 12 weeks.
"A lack of safe, supported and permanent accommodation puts vulnerable women at risk and makes it near impossible for them to turn their lives around", the MPs' letter says.
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