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Back of a woman's head, her hair tied up in a ponytail, in a room with a display cabinet and TV on the wall

"I struggled a little bit … especially with housing."

Exterior of a brick building with two locked doors on the ground level and windows on the second floor

A woman's hand holding a mug with a teabag while another hand rests on her lap

A woman with glasses smiles and stands next to a wall displaying charts and documents

"They've also [had] the opportunity to reflect on their offending, what led to their offending, and any harm that may have been created."
Inside a prison cell with two beds, a window and two cabinets

"Without a shadow of a doubt, women are falling through the cracks."
A woman props her arms on a kitchen counter filled with food containers and a coffee machine

"Many of these women will return to prison because to be quite frank, if I was living in a paddock in a tent, I think I would rather be in prison."

A woman with glasses sits in a chair in an office

"Women are an afterthought when it comes to being in prison,"
Ms Larman said.

A woman opens a door to a dark room with boxes

"Where is the light at the end of the tunnel for her, if she's homeless, how is she going to make her way into housing?"

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