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)
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.
The State Of Women In Prison Rev. Vivian Nixon 681, Contributor Contributor 08/04/2016 11:28 am ET | Updated Aug 05, 2017 The U.S. incarcerates far more people than any other country in the world, yet only recently have the stories of the nation’s incarcerated individuals
A Nation of Women Behind Bars : A Diane Sawyer Hidden America Special, ABC News Productions ABC News Anchor Diane Sawyer takes you on a journey into the world of women living behind bars in America’s prison system. The United States has larger populations and longer
