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According to HIV in Prison by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in 2004 2.4% (1 in 42) of women in American prisons had HIV, while 1.7% (1 in 59) of men had HIV. [64] Additionally, 72% of women entering jail in New York have a medical problem, with 50% having issues regarding their reproductive organs after some time in jail. [90]
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Drain had previously been convicted of the murder of Randy L. Grose and was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison. Transitioned from male to female while incarcerated. [58] Donna Roberts: Roberts was convicted in the 2001 death of her ex-husband, Robert Fingerhut. Prosecutors alleged that she solicited her lover, Nathaniel Jackson, to commit ...
Advocates for prison reform are calling the uptick a “war on women” that’s getting worse for certain groups over time. Advocates for prison reform are calling the uptick a “war on women ...
The number of U.S. incarcerated women increased more than 750% between 1980 and 2017 primarily due to drug addiction.
In 1974, in what came to be called the August Rebellion, the prisoners briefly took over parts of the prison in reaction to guards' assault on Carol Crooks, an incarcerated woman organizing for prisoners' rights. [11] [12] About 200 of the 450-plus incarcerated women rebelled in protest of the inhumane treatment of Crooks at Bedford Hills. The ...
Inmates at a recently closed, scandal-plagued Bay Area women's prison dubbed "the rape club" have reached a historic settlement that will increase oversight and protections for about 500 inmates ...
According to the Handbook of American Prisons, published in 1929, 197 women were incarcerated on September 30, 1928. The Handbook noted that the women could benefit from increased organization in prison activities to provide a "wholesome experience in the duties and responsibilities of social living." [8]