Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime Data Explorer (2019 table "Female Arrests by Age") and Vera Institute of Justice, Overlooked: Women in Jails in an Era of Reform. (Graph: Wendy Sawyer, 2021)
This graph originally appeared in Prisons and jails will separate millions of mothers from their children in 2021.
Estimates have been rounded for this graphic.
Events
- September 14, 2024:
Our advocacy department will host a workshop at the MacArthur Justice Center’s Realizing Releases convening. The workshop will provide strategies for investigating state parole systems.
Register for the convening here. - September 18, 2024:
Senior Research Analyst Emily Widra will join a panel discussion hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School about the health inequities people in the criminal legal system face. The webinar starts at 4:30 pm ET.
Learn more and register for the webinar here.
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