The US female prison population has increased 646% in the past three decades, primarily due to inmates receiving sentences for nonviolent, low-level offenses. The United States imprisons more women than any other country, all at the taxpayer’s expense. Why is this number growing so dramatically? Boston University’s Master of Criminal Justice online program takes a closer look at the exploding female prison population in the United States in the infographic below.
Sarah Waite’s research on women’s experiences of being in an open prison.
HMPPS/NHS review highlights eight serious concerns about health and social care in women’s prisons
Summer 2023 Safety in Custody statistics show massive increase in self-harm in women’s prisons
Prison “restricted status” rules for women and child prisoners are not supporting their rehabilitation and reduction of risk, but in many cases actively preventing it.
Independent Monitoring Boards highlight continued imprisonment of women on mental health grounds alone.
Second PRT briefing on “invisible women” finds that the health needs of women serving long prison sentences are neglected.
Unilink, Europe’s provider of Offender/Probation Management Software
