Women, Jails, and Reform

Women in jail are now the fastest-growing correctional population in the U.S. The number of females held on any given day has grown 14-fold since 1970—from just under 8,000 to almost 110,000 by 2014.

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http://thecrimereport.org/2016/10/18/in-reforming-jails-dont-leave-women-behind/

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