Women in prison ignored by feminist funders that find them less ‘marketable’, says NGO head

Survey by Women Beyond Walls finds 70% of groups working with incarcerated women do not receive funds from women's rights foundations

The global feminist movement is failing to support organisations working with women in prison, as donors shy away from funding projects aimed at people with complicated" narratives, says lawyer and activist Sabrina Mahtani.

Mahtani, founder of Women Beyond Walls (WBW), said many NGOs around the world were doing vital work supporting some of the most marginalised and overlooked women" in society, including providing essential legal services and reducing pretrial detention time.