HELP US ADVOCATE FOR INCARCERATED WOMEN Women are the fastest-growing segment of the prison population, but information about their experiences behind bars is hard to find. The Prison Policy Initiative uncovers data that tells the true story of mass incarceration — so that advocates can make the strongest cases for reform.

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Pie chart showing that women in correctional facilities make up only 16% of the women under correctional control in the United States. Most (75%) are on probation. The remainder are on parole.

Data Source: For sources and data notes, see https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2017women.html#dataheader. (Graph: Peter Wagner, 2017)

This graph originally appeared in Women’s Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2017.



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