WOMEN IN PRISON
WOMEN'S INCARCERATION IN THE UNITED STATES:
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The United states Imprisons the most women in the world.
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U.S. has 3 times more women in the prison/jail system then any other country.
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United States incarceration rate is higher then any other representive nations–123 per 100,000 of U.S female population.
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Since the 1980’s women in prison has increased 646%.
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Between prison and local jails 205,000 women are now incarcerated.
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One million women were in the justice system in 2010.
•Prison 112,797
•Jail 93,300
•Probation 712,084
•Parole 103,374
Incarceration
INCARCERATION BY STATE:
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Incarceration rates across all states fluctuate greatly.
•In 2010 the state of Oklahoma incarcerated the most women per capita with 130 out of every 100,000 women in prison.
•In 2010 the state of Maine had the lowest incarceration rate per capita with 21 out of every 100,000 women.
INCARCERATION BY GENDER AND RACE:
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Women in prison increased about 1.5 times the rate of men.
–Women- 646%
–Men- 419%
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Men are more often incarcerated for violent crimes while women are in prison for drug and property crimes.
–Violent: Men (54.4%) Women (35.9)
–Property: Men (18.4%) Women (29.6%)
–Drug: Men (17.2%) Women (25.7%)
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In recent years Black females incarceration rate has dropped -35%
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Incarceration rates for Hispanic and White women have both increased.
– +28% for Hispanic Woman
– +38% for White woman
–Black and Hispanic woman are still Incarcerated at higher rates
–Black- 133 per 100,000
–Hispanic- 77 per 100,000
-White- -47 per 100,000
(Incarceration rates per 100,000) in 2010
