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Women in Prison

Huge Change In Percentage Of Black Women In Prison

Posted 03.06.2013 | Crime
Read More: Prison Rates, Mark Mauer, Video, Women in Prison, The Changing Racial Dynamics of Women?S Incarceration, Incarceration Rates, Incarceration Rates of Women, The Sentencing Project, Crime News

The percentage of African American women versus white women behind bars dropped nearly in half between 2000 and 2009, according to a report by The Sen...

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"Locked in This Little Room, Things Get to You"

Deborah Jiang Stein | Posted 04.24.2012 | Books
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Deborah Jiang Stein

For ten years off and on I've sat face-to-face with incarcerated women in various U.S. state and federal facilities, allowed private meetings with nothing but my tape recorder.

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Giving Thanks and Taking Action

K. Sujata | Posted 01.09.2012 | Chicago
Read More: Prostitution, Poverty, Violence Against Women, Undocumented Immigrants, Women in Prison, Incarceration, Thanksgiving, Sex Trafficking, Illinois, School Recess, Community Organizing, Justice, Illinois Dream Act, Sex Education, Reproductive Justice, Chicago News
K. Sujata

This year Chicago-area organizations have made impressive breakthroughs on seemingly intractable issues. As Thanksgiving nears, let's take time to be thankful for the progress we've made in 2011.

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'Dirty Girl': A New Movie Shines a Light on an Old Problem

Laurel Kaufer | Posted 12.26.2011 | Women
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Laurel Kaufer

The film "Dirty Girl" highlights a form of abuse for which there is no obvious evidence, bruises or broken bones, only the remnants of a tortured and broken spirit.

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Inmate Moms To Gain Early Release

AP | DON THOMPSON | Posted 11.13.2011 | San Francisco
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More than 4,000 female inmates in California could qualify to serve the rest of their sentences at home, as state officials...

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Chicago Group Gives Books To Women In Prison

ABC Chicago | Posted 05.31.2011 | Chicago
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Books are a hot commodity for incarcerated women, so a group of volunteers is doing its part to make sure they have something to read. The group Ch...

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Hilary Swank Pushes Churches To Reach Out To Prisoners

Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Christianity and Prison, Christian Prison Outreach, Church-Based Outreach, Women in Prison, Prison Fellowship, Prison Culture, Prisoner Outreach, Innocence Project, Conviction Hilary Swank, Hilary Swank, Religion News

By Rebecca Cusey Religion News Service (RNS) Jesus left his followers with precious few commands: love thy neighbor, feed the hungry, clothe the nake...

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