By Wendy Sawyer, Prison Policy Initiative Given the dramatic growth of women’s incarceration in...
Women’s Issues
The Most Common Crime Against Women in LA: Abuse From an Intimate Partner
The offense counts 10% of all female crime victims.
Far More Women Are Being Sent to Prison for Life Than 10 Years Ago, Especially in California
California has the highest proportion of women serving life (or virtual life) sentences in state...
Not Only Are Women the Fastest Growing Incarcerated Population, They Also Have Disparate Contact With Law Enforcement
Although the total number of stops, searches, and arrests have each steadily fallen in the United...
Johns Hopkins Report Offers First Ever Look at Pregnancy in Prison Stats
Since 1980 the incarceration of women in the U.S. has far outpaced that of men, skyrocketing by...
LA County Supes Seek Better Care and Outcomes for Pregnant and Post-Partum Incarcerated Women and Girls and Their Babies
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to identify ways to better support...