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Why focus on reducing women’s imprisonment? Scotland Fact Sheet August 2019 31 babies On average 24% of 90% of women sentenced women in prison in were born in Scottish prisons Scotland are being held on between 2013-2017.1 to prison in 2017/18 received less remand.3 than 12 months.2 1,131 53% of women in prison reported being under the influence of drugs at the time of their offence, women were se. [...] 70% of women report that they have been a victim of domestic violence from their partner, compared to 28% of men.19 The number of women who report taking drugs before coming into custody increased from 38% in 2015 to 49% in 2017 (compared to 35% of men in 2017).20 In the Scottish Prison Service 2017 Women in Custody prison survey, six in ten women reported having four or more Adverse Childhood Exp. [...] On average 24% of women in prison in Scotland are being held on remand, compared to 18% of men.30 Remand accounts for 64% of all women’s receptions into prison in Scotland.31 The table below shows the responses given by women to the Scottish Prisoner Survey 2017 regarding the number of times they had previously been sentenced to prison or held on remand. [...] If there was more places like this to help women…It’s a good alternative.” Figure 4: Penalty type given to women in Scotland, 2008/09-2017/18 The Scottish Government (2018) Criminal proceedings in Scotland 2017–18, Edinburgh: The Scottish Government There is increasing evidence supporting the use of community sentences for women and it is widely accepted that most of the solutions for women’s offe. [...] For more information and practical proposals please see our publications: www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/women • On the experiences of women with learning disabilities in the criminal justice system: Out of the Shadows: Women with learning disabilities in contact with or on the edges of the criminal justice system • On the experiences of foreign national women and trafficked women in the criminal ju.