“Why should prison be the only place without mixed spaces?” she wanted to know. Men and women have been cohabiting since 2021 in one wing of the Teixeiro prison near La Coruna in Spain’s ...

TEIXEIRO (SPAIN) - At a jail in northwestern Spain, a sole female inmate played football with 21 male convicts, part of a push towards mixed prison living that remains rare in Europe.

Considered a reference in Europe when it comes to women rights, Spain has for over two decades experimented with coed prisons. There are currently 20 mixed-gender cell blocks in Spain, where 202 women ...

Men and women have been cohabiting since 2021 in one wing of the Teixeiro prison near La Coruna in Spain's verdant Galicia region. The aim is to better prepare inmates for their reintegration into ...

Although women represent only 7.1% of Spain’s prison population, they face distinct and heightened mental health challenges.

Considered a reference in Europe when it comes to women rights, Spain has for over two decades experimented with coed prisons. There are currently 20 mixed-gender cell blocks in Spain, where 202 women ...

María Isabel García García, The Deradicalisation and Disengagement of Women Convicted of Terrorism Offences in Spain, Perspectives on Terrorism, Vol. 18, No. 3 (SEPTEMBER 2024), pp. 114-134 ...

The prisons minister has opened the door to allowing criminals to avoid full jail terms under a Spanish-style scheme that could reduce the number of women behind bars.