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Women Shortchanged by Justice Reforms: Report

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Criminal justice reform has not helped women to the same extent that it has benefited men, says a study from the Prisoner Reentry Institute at John Jay College. Drawing from women’s experience at Rikers Island, the report argues that reform should be trauma-informed and gender-responsive to account for women’s unique needs.

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America’s ‘Forgotten Inmates’

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The number of women in the correctional system has grown fourteen-fold since 1970, making them the fastest growing incarcerated jail population in the U.S. Almost all are poor and more than 80 percent are mothers. Yet the special challenges they face remain largely overlooked in jail reform efforts, a Vera Institute study reports.