How is prison different for women?
The number of women in prison has increased by 800 percent since the 1980s, according to the Women’s Prison Association. Despite this, women continue to be outnumbered by men and their experiences in prison differ.ViolenceAccording to a study that appeared in the October 2001 issue of “Crime & Delinquency,” women commit less serious violence-related misconduct than men. The study, conducted by Miles D. Harer of the U.S. Sentencing Commission and Neal P.
