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graph showing that women are more likely than men to receive a sanction for a rule violation in state prisons

Data Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics' Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016 data analyzed by the Prison Policy Initiative. (Graph: Wendy Sawyer, 2022)

This graph originally appeared in The state prison experience: Too much drudgery, not enough opportunity.



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