Facts about the Over-Incarceration of Women in the United States

“With more than one million women behind bars or under the control of the criminal justice system, women are the fastest growing segment of the incarcerated population increasing at nearly double the rate of men since 1985.” Read more

Source:https://www.aclu.org/other/facts-about-over-incarceration-women-united-states#:~:text=Nationally%2C%20there%20are%20more%20than,in%20state%20and%20federal%20prisons