Nougat , 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago)

Pregnancy care is the only women-only need, and the circumstances described in this article related to that are unconscionable.

Men also need mental health care, and anyone in jail is more likely to have mental health care needs. Many men in jail are fathers separated from their children. Men are also poor.

That makes it impossible to fully keep count of women in jails, sentenced or awaiting the resolution of their cases. The Commission said they expect a new system to be operating by mid-May.

Which means it's also impossible to fully keep count of men in jails.

According to Welch, with the Prison and Jail Innovation Lab, incarcerated women have higher rates of past trauma experiences than men.

I would be very interested to know the details of how this conclusion was reached.

In the end, the criminal justice system is a trap for everyone. Once you're in it, it's crazy simple to get dug into a deeper hole that is nigh impossible to climb out of, and the reason for that has everything to do with money. When you're already living on a knife's edge, the additional pressure of misdemeanor charges that result in probation push you down hard enough to draw blood, no matter your gender.