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Chart showing most women  are incarcerated in state prisons and local jails.

Data Source: For source details, see https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/women_overtime.html. (Graph: Wendy Sawyer, 2022)

This graph originally appeared in Updated charts provide insights on racial disparities, correctional control, jail suicides, and more.

The original version of this graph was published in The Gender Divide: Tracking women's state prison growth.

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