The incarceration rate for women in U.S. prisons and jails increased dramatically (+431%) from 1982 through 2007, and then flattened as the number of incarcerated men began to fall. Between 2010 and 2019, the year before the COVID pandemic jolted the criminal justice system,
why was there a rise in the 21st century --> what caused more women to commit crimes
rom arrest and diversion through prosecution, incarceration, release, community supervision, and reentry
planning on implementing gender-responsive prevention and intervention strategies
four women in local jails are mothers.
most women in the system have children
unseen and unheard,
not popularized/publicized: seen as unimportant
women underlie the launch today of a new Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) initiative to document and raise awareness of the distinctive needs of women in the criminal justice system
need awareness for the women being incarcerated