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graph showing women in DC jailed longer for parole violations than misdemeanor sentences

Data Source: D.C. Department of Corrections' Facts and Figures for April 2020. (Graph: Andrea Fenster, 2020)

This graph originally appeared in Technical difficulties: D.C. data shows how minor supervision violations contribute to excessive jailing.



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