On Thursday, the California Assembly Appropriations Committee unanimously approved AB 732, a bill...
Women and Justice
The Dehumanizing Effects of Inadequate Access to Menstrual Products in Prisons and Jails
Thirty-eight states fail to legally require prisons and jails to provide menstrual products to the...
Because Most Locked-up Women Are in Jail, Not Prison, State Reforms Often Fail to Reach Them
PPI's yearly "big-picture view of incarcerated women helps us see why many recent criminal justice...
Recently Pardoned Activist Susan Burton On Trauma, Forgiveness, and Waking Up
At age 67, Susan Burton is a nationally known advocate for restoring civil and human rights to...
Who’s Helping the 1.9 Million Women Released From Prisons and Jails Each Year?
By Wendy Sawyer, Prison Policy Initiative Given the dramatic growth of women’s incarceration in...
The Most Common Crime Against Women in LA: Abuse From an Intimate Partner
The offense counts 10% of all female crime victims.