Women In Prisons Summary

This Chapter talks about the percentages and rates of women behind bars. The top popular states were in California which held 21,601 women in prison and jail, Texas which held 21,344, and Florida which had 14,094. The female population had grown by 5% compared to the men with 3.3%. In the 1800s, women and men were being imprisoned in the same facilities. The living conditions were unhealthy, overcrowding, and the women suffered from filthy conditions. Also, sexual abuse was common issue reported with male offender raping the women and staff workers in prison. Elizabeth Fry was one activist who fought for women in prison, she was a Quaker prison and an advocate for women during these early years. Fry organized a group of women activist to help
Out of those women who are incarcerated approximately 44% have no high school diploma or GED, 61% were unemployed, 80% women are mother and 42% were sexually abused, and 10% expecting babies in prison. Female inmate coped inside the prison is their development of family-like environment with the other female prisoners, they are more less genuinely consensual rather than coerced; most violence in prison is based on jealousy or possessiveness than violence. Most women who are being incarcerated because of domestic violence, they are likely to have histories of physical abuse; 57% of adult women were victims of physical or sexual abuse perpetrated by boyfriend or husband. This is will caused for them to react violent towards their abuser once they finally reach enough. Also, sex industry activity, drugs is a major contributor to female crime, female offender use drugs more often than male. Most women commit violent crime larceny, theft, fraud, and mental health issues. Most female offenders were mothers, they face losing custody of their