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Although women form a minority in the global prison population, the population of incarcerated women is growing at a rate twice as fast as the male prison population. [5] Those imprisoned in China, Russia, and the United States comprise the great majority of incarcerated people, including women, in the world. [ 6 ]
In the United States in 2015, women made up 10.4% of the incarcerated population in adult prisons and jails. [5] [6] Between 2000 and 2010, the number of males in prison grew by 1.4% per annum, while the number of females grew by 1.9% per annum.
According to a November 2017 report by the World Prison Brief around 212,000 of the 714,000 female prisoners worldwide (women and girls) are incarcerated in the United States. [11] In the United States in 2016, women made up 9.8% of the incarcerated population in adult prisons and jails. [12] [13]
The report has served as the basis for discussions on new prisons in South Dakota, and it identified the women’s prison as the area of highest need. At the time of the study, 60% of female ...
Advocates for prison reform are calling the uptick a “war on women” that’s getting worse for certain groups over time.
The number of U.S. incarcerated women increased more than 750% between 1980 and 2017 primarily due to drug addiction.
Tobacco use was common among pregnant women in prison, with prevalence rates exceeding 50% in most studies and sometimes reaching over 75%. Additionally, smoking was more prevalent among incarcerated pregnant women compared to those not in prison. Women with a history of prior incarceration were more likely to report alcohol use during pregnancy.
In 2022, former prison chaplain James Theodore Highhouse was sentenced to seven years for sexually assaulting a female inmate at FCI Dublin. Prosecutors said Highhouse engaged in predatory conduct ...