(Graph: Wendy Sawyer, January 2018)
This graph is a part of the Prison Policy Initiative report, The Gender Divide: Tracking women's state prison growth.
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- October 7, 2022:
Legal Director Aleks Kajstura will present at the Formerly Incarcerated, Convicted People & Families Movement’s annual convening on October 7th, in Atlanta. She will present at the prison gerrymandering breakout session.
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