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 data about justice system-impacted women, we will be better able to examine the practices and policies that drive women into the criminal justice system so as to more effectively stem and reverse the number of women under correctional control. We will continue to lift the voices of incarcerated women in advocating for better conditions that afford women dignity, help them stay connected to their families, and support them to be successful in their communities.
Below, we have provided data on women on probation, in jail, in prison, and on parole in Texas. Note that this data has not been updated since 2018.
WOMEN ON PROBATION
Of all women under control of the U.S. correctional system, 75% are on probation.
The same percentage holds true for Texas. Of the 89,045 women under state supervision in FY 2016 – including those who are incarcerated, on probation, and on parole – women on probation totaled 75%, or 67,046 women.
As you can see in the chart below, most women placed on probation are white.