The View Magazine

The View Magazine What is The View Magazine? We are a social enterprise and campaigning platform, by and for women of the criminal justice system.

"The View is a great idea, it advocates for women in prison and will be a force for positive change to bring prisoners and those who run them together through creativity.” – Ian Acheson, former prison governor and Government Terrorism Expert A grass-roots social enterprise and campaigning platform that gives voice to women in the criminal justice system, provides an outlet for creativity, and allo

ws for financial independence. The View Magazine was started by a group of women whilst incarcerated to embody the challenges they faced with the criminal justice system. Our quarterly print magazine gives voice to women, provides an outlet for creativity, and allows for financial independence. The View is the only magazine that speaks truth to power about the failings of a system meant to protect women. We are also a campaigning platform, fighting for decarceration, effective rehabilitation, and social inclusion. Profits are reinvested into producing the magazine and towards policy research and events.

❗️Testimony from Inside: Exclusive report from women in English prisons reveal the dire state of healthcare provision.Em...
01/01/2026

❗️Testimony from Inside: Exclusive report from women in English prisons reveal the dire state of healthcare provision.

Emma Smart’s testimony describes delays in scans and chemotherapy that put lives at risk. Other stories, show how women are chained during treatment, denied privacy, and subjected to degrading conditions.

Read the full article in The View 16.

Order The View 16 here ➡️
https://theviewmag.org.uk

💰Profit has no place in justice. At HMP Bronzefield, women are self‑harming at some of the highest rates in the estate, ...
30/12/2025

💰Profit has no place in justice. At HMP Bronzefield, women are self‑harming at some of the highest rates in the estate, babies and mothers have been failed, and deaths and hunger strikes raise serious questions about neglect and accountability.

The Bronzefield Action Group is calling for independent investigation, an end to Sodexo’s private contract, and real community alternatives to prisons for women.

Support our campaign at theviewmag.org.uk

Order The View 16 here: https://theviewmag.org.uk/issue-16-of-the-view-is-here/


❗️Reports show that the Prison and Probation Ombudsman and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons have failed to uphold t...
30/12/2025

❗️Reports show that the Prison and Probation Ombudsman and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons have failed to uphold their duty to protect women in custody. Complaints are ignored, oversight is weak, and accountability is absent.

These failures mean women with cancer are left untreated, chained during hospital visits, and denied access to life-saving care.

Read the full article in The View 16.

Order The View 16 here ➡️
https://theviewmag.org.uk

The View 16 explores Lily Allen’s West End Girl, tracing its development and impact on her feminist voice. 🎶 Lily’s work...
28/12/2025

The View 16 explores Lily Allen’s West End Girl, tracing its development and impact on her feminist voice. 🎶

Lily’s work demonstrates how creativity can challenge patriarchal structures, amplify women’s experiences, and inspire reform. Her contribution underscores the radical potential of art and performance to expose systemic failures and ignite cultural change.

Read the full article in The View 16.

Photo is Allen’s album cover.

🎨 Renowned designer and sculptor Nicole Farhi contributes a powerful feature on her exhibition J’Accuse, which confronts...
26/12/2025

🎨 Renowned designer and sculptor Nicole Farhi contributes a powerful feature on her exhibition J’Accuse, which confronts wrongful accusation and miscarriage of justice. Nicole’s work embodies creative destruction, using art to dismantle oppressive narratives and rebuild spaces of truth.

She also introduces her forthcoming series The Children of Gaza, extending her commitment to justice and human rights beyond prison walls.

Read the full interview in The View 16.

Order here: theviewmag.org.uk.

24/12/2025

⁉️ What if compassion could redesign social care? Judith Moran of Quaker Social Action shares how lived experience drives services from funeral support to a mobile library for people sleeping rough. Listen and tell us: what change would you start?

Funeral costs, homelessness, and hope - tackled with practical ideas and policy wins. Hear how small charities punch above their weight and why humility matters in leadership. Will you back bold, human solutions today?

Feeling the squeeze? You’re not alone. We unpack poverty without blame and show how co‑creating with communities leads to real change.

Ready to rethink what help looks like - and who defines it?

📢 Announcing The View Magazine Issue 16: Cancer Care in Crisis and Creative Resistance.The View Magazine launches Issue ...
22/12/2025

📢 Announcing The View Magazine Issue 16: Cancer Care in Crisis and Creative Resistance.

The View Magazine launches Issue 16, a landmark winter edition that exposes systemic failures in prison healthcare while celebrating creativity and resilience. This 120+ page issue combines investigative journalism, testimony, and cultural commentary to reveal how women in prison are denied basic rights, medical care, and dignity.

Read all about Issue 16 in the slides here and don’t forget to order your copy at theviewmag.org.uk now.

❗️Today, MP Zarah Sultana stands outside HMP Bronzefield demanding urgent medical care for Qesser Zuhrah, Palestine hung...
17/12/2025

❗️Today, MP Zarah Sultana stands outside HMP Bronzefield demanding urgent medical care for Qesser Zuhrah, Palestine hunger striker who is now on day 46 and has been refused an ambulance by the prison.

Prisoners 4 palestine has updated social media to state Zuhrah has finally been taken to hospital following days of medical neglect after over 12 hours of protesting from Zarah Sultana and supporters.

Share now, stand together to raise awareness and support our ongoing campaigns on the systemic medical neglect of women in prison.

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