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 the number of women locked up on a given day in the United States by facility type and the underlying offense using the newest data available in 2019.

Data Source: For sources and data notes see about the data section of the full report. . (Graph: Aleks Kajstura, 2019)

This graph originally appeared in Women’s Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2019.

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