Incarcerated Women In Prison

THE LOST POPULATION Women in prison experience more challenges in the correctional systems today than ever. Many of the problems seen today with imprisoned women are issues that have rolled over for centuries since the Era of Reform. Women have also been subjected to many stereotypical views since the 1800’s, especially one view that perceives them as the weaker sex. Since birth women are treated delicately by society and are guided into stereotypical female roles. In U.S. correctional facilities women are still considered lesser to their male counterparts thus requiring less attention. Women have come a long way in society from having the right to vote, to fighting in combat; the view that women are less capable than men cannot be more false today. Also the underestimation of what a woman can do under certain circumstances is a common stereotype mistake. There is a smaller less violent population of imprisoned females than males but women have been committing the same
Women should be granted the same opportunities for rehabilitation as the male inmates in prison if not more.
To have a better understanding of the difficulties women in prison face today I will review the history of imprisoned women, challenges they face incarcerated, the different types of offenders, and rehabilitative programs offered. Although, there are many similar issues that women in prison face worldwide I will concentrate on the issues of imprisoned women in the United States. In order to have an idea of how difficult the road to reform for female prisoners has been let’s start off with the history of women in prison facilities.
History in Indiana The first correctional facility built for female offenders was the Indiana Women’s