The Secret Life of Prisons

To fix the filing cabinet or the person? | Cherie Blair KC and Kate Morrissey


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Cherie Blair KC became a barrister in 1976 and went on to be a county court and crown court judge. In 2024 she was appointed to the Leadership Board of the charity Women in Prison, where she has stressed the importance of supporting women and girls before they come into contact with the criminal justice system.


Kate Morrissey is on the Women’s Justice Partnership Delivery Group which supports the Women’s Justice Board. She’s Head of Health and Justice for the East of England region for NHS England, and at the weekends she serves on the frontline with an ambulance service. Kate was remanded to prison as a young adult where she began to address drug problems that she'd experienced since she was a teenager and embarked on volunteering work which eventually led her to the positions she holds today.


You can read about the role of the Women's Justice Board here.


You can watch Kate Morrissey's extraordinary TEDx Talk here.


Presenters:

Phil Maguire – Chief Executive, Prison Radio Association

Paula Harriott – Chief Executive, Unlock


Producer: Andrew Wilkie

Assistant Producer: Faye Dunn


The Prison Radio Association is a charity that runs National Prison Radio, the world’s first national radio station for people serving prison sentences. We employ people in prison to develop their skills, find their best voices and help them discover ways to lead crime-free lives after release.


To make a donation please visit prison.radio/donate


To contact the show, please email [email protected].


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