We've updated the data tables and graphics from our 2017 report to show just how little has changed in our nation's overuse of jails: too many people are locked up in jails, most detained pretrial and many of them are not even under local jurisdiction. One out of
Police and jails are supposed to promote public safety. Increasingly, however, law enforcement is called upon to respond punitively to medical and economic problems unrelated to public safety issues. As a result, local jails are filled with people who need medical care and social services, many of whom cycle
Acknowledgments This report was prepared for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under contract number HHSS283201200058I/HHSS28342003T with SAMHSA, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The report was guided by the vision of the HHS Office on Women’s Health and lessons learned from a 3-year
With growing public attention to the problem of mass incarceration, people want to know about women’s experiences with incarceration. How many women are held in prisons, jails, and other correctional facilities in the United States? Why are they there? How are their experiences different from men’s? Further, how has
The data contained in our two-part report series from 2018, A Growing Population: The Surge of Women into Texas’ Criminal Justice System and An Unsupported Population: The Treatment of Women in Texas’ Criminal Justice System, shines a light on an otherwise understudied and underserved population. As agencies and service providers capture more comprehensive
a cross-sectional study Abstract Background Women make up 5% of the European prison population on average. Almost invisible in prison and health research, and suffering the stigma associated with female offending, incarcerated women are often forgotten, and their specific healthcare needs remain much ignored. Combining face-to-face survey
Newly released data from 2020 show the impact of early-pandemic correctional policy choices and what kind of change is possible under pressure. But the data also show how inadequate, uneven, and unsustained policy changes have been: most have already been reversed. The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
Over the past quarter century, there has been a profound change in the involvement of women within the criminal justice system. This is the result of more expansive law enforcement efforts, stiffer drug sentencing laws, and post-conviction barriers to reentry that uniquely affect women. The female incarcerated population stands
Inadequate Health Care: A Significant Problem Affecting Incarcerated Women Danya Ziazadeh, BS '19 May 30, 2019 The United States prison system is generally built on a male-specific model, leaving many correctional facilities significantly unprepared to meet the unique biological, psychological, and social health needs of
Who’s helping the 1.9 million women released from prisons and jails each year? Rev. Vivian Nixon 681, Contributor Contributor 08/04/2016 11:28 am ET | Updated Aug 05, 2017 Women make up a growing share of incarcerated populations, and they have different needs than justice-involved men.
