STATISTICS

 

 

 

Incarceration Rates.

Between 1985 and 1998 the rate of female incarceration in both jails and prisons rose by 280 percent, white rates for men increased 160 percent.


















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Inmates who are parents.

Among incarcerated women, approximately 80% are mothers. In comparison, only 64% of incarcerated men are fathers.
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Inmates with custody before incarceration.
Before incarceration, 70% of inmate mothers had their children in their care. Among incarcerated fathers, only 53% had their children living with them before arrest.

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Male and female inmates in the population.
At midyear 2002, there were 113 female inmates per 100,000 women in the U.S. , compared to 1,309 male inmates per 100,000 men.

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Women inmates' offense categories.
Eleven broad categories of offenses women at WCCW have committed.

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