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Most women do not need to be there : What happens to the female offenders who are spared jail by our courts
The Manchester Evening News has looked back on cases where women avoided prison sentences and why
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Michelle Samuels (left), Natalie Schmitz (middle), Simara Knopka (right) (Image: Manchester Evening News)
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