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An offender who has committed a “serious disciplinary offense” may be put in solitary confinement as a punitive measure. [6] Inmates put into disciplinary segregation are not required to be given the same privileges as those put into administrative segregation, [6] but the duration of their stay in isolation tends to be shorter. [7]
The most significant difference is in the relative size of male and female populations; in 2014 there were approximately 1,440,000 male and 112,000 female prisoners in the United States. [2] The much larger size of the male prison population causes major differences in the institutions in which male and female inmates serve their time. [ 3 ]
In New Zealand, the total number of convicted women increased by 111% between 1996 and 2005. [38] In 1963, women made up 7.7% of those convicted in New Zealand's court system, with most causes of arrest being offences against property and some offences being crime against persons and/or assault.
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.
Difference feminism celebrates biological, psychological, moral differences between men and women, accusing laws concerning sex segregation of diluting these important differences. [20] Difference feminists believe that such laws not only ignore these important differences, but also can exclude participation of women in the world.
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