Gypsy, Roma and Traveller experiences of Education in Prison

01 Sep 2021

Gypsy Roma and Travellers are overrepresented in the Criminal Justice System. Due to weak ethnic monitoring across the criminal justice system, it is difficult to know the exact number of Gypsies, Roma, and Travellers (GRT) in prison, or on probation. According to Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons’ (HMIP) prisoner survey, in 2018/19 5% of men and 6% of women of the prison population in England and Wales identified as Gypsy, or Irish Traveller. Of course, this is higher in some locations. 10% of women at HMP Peterborough self-identified as Gypsy/Irish Traveller, and GRT boys making up 17% of some Young Offender Institutions