Year: 2019

Female Prison Life

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The number of women in prison has exploded over the past 30 years. According to the ACLU, there are more than 8 times as many women behind bars today than there were in 1980. More than a million women populate U.S. jails and prisons. More than 40 per cent of female inmates are convicted for … Read more

Women in Prison

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They are our mothers, our daughters, our sisters and our friends. More than 200,000 women are currently incarcerated in American prisons and jails, while more than a million are under some form of correctional control. Here’s another shocking fact – one that illustrates a gaping hole in our communities: nearly 65% of mothers in state prisons lived … Read more

Violence and Sexual Assault in Prison

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Violence is an unfortunate and common part of prison life, especially at the higher security levels within the Federal Bureau of Prisons. So is sexual assault, though to a lesser degree. Inmates at camp (minimum security) and low security levels usually have less to worry about in either regard. These issues are a more likely … Read more

LGBTQ Prison Life

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Prisons can be harsh and traumatizing places for people who are lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ). These inmates may be targeted for more verbal, physical and even sexual abuse than those in the general population who are straight or conform to gender norms. While the justice system strives to play catch-up to provide … Read more

Inmate statistics by age

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Ages 18-21 –  1.1% Ages 22-25 – 5.0% Ages 26-30 –  12.9% Ages 31-35 –  16.4% Ages 36-40 –  18.3% Ages 41-45 –  15.3% Ages 46-50 – 11.7% Ages 51-55 –  8.0% Ages 56-60 – 5.4% Ages 61-65 –  3.1% Over 65 –  2.7% The United States is the world’s leader in incarceration with 2.2 … Read more

Inmate statistics | Offenses

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Chart Label Offense # of Inmates % of Inmates a Banking and Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement 398 0.2% b Burglary, Larceny, Property Offenses 8,176 5.0% c Continuing Criminal Enterprise 336 0.2% d Courts or Corrections 720 0.4% e Drug Offenses 74,570 45.3% f Extortion, Fraud, Bribery 10,257 6.2% g Homicide, Aggravated Assault, and Kidnapping Offenses 5,335 … Read more