Resources

Gender Differences in Recidivism Rates for Juvenile Justice Youth: The Impact of Sexual Abuse
Selby M. Conrad, Nicole Placella, Marina Tolou-Shams, Christie J. Rizzo, and Larry K. Brown. Law Hum Behav. 2014 Aug; 38(4): 305–314. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4351738/)

Changing the Life Trajectory of Justice-Involved Young Adults in San Francisco
Katherine Weinstein Miller, Chief of Alternative Programs and Initiatives, Office of San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón

NPR: Discipline and Women in Prison

Washington Post: Can we build a better woman’s prison?

Resources for children with incarcerated parents: https://nicic.gov/children-of-incarcerated-parents

Child welfare resources: https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/supporting/support-services/incarceration/

NGOs: https://nicic.gov/children-of-incarcerated-parents

Prison Policy Initiative -- Gender Divide: Tracking Women’s State Prison Growth
The story of women’s prison growth has been obscured by overly broad discussions of the “total” prison population for too long. This report sheds more light on women in the era of mass incarceration by tracking prison population trends since 1978 for all 50 states.

The Sentencing Project – Incarcerated Women and Girls 
The Sentencing Project works for a fair and effective U.S. criminal justice system by producing groundbreaking research to promote reforms in sentencing policy, address unjust racial disparities and practices, and to advocate for alternatives to incarceration.

Prison Policy Initiative -- Gender Divide: Tracking Women’s State Prison Growth
The story of women’s prison growth has been obscured by overly broad discussions of the “total” prison population for too long. This report sheds more light on women in the era of mass incarceration by tracking prison population trends since 1978 for all 50 states.

The Sentencing Project – Incarcerated Women and Girls 
The Sentencing Project works for a fair and effective U.S. criminal justice system by producing groundbreaking research to promote reforms in sentencing policy, address unjust racial disparities and practices, and to advocate for alternatives to incarceration.

Prison Policy Initiative -- Gender Divide: Tracking Women’s State Prison Growth
The story of women’s prison growth has been obscured by overly broad discussions of the “total” prison population for too long. This report sheds more light on women in the era of mass incarceration by tracking prison population trends since 1978 for all 50 states.

The Sentencing Project – Incarcerated Women and Girls 
The Sentencing Project works for a fair and effective U.S. criminal justice system by producing groundbreaking research to promote reforms in sentencing policy, address unjust racial disparities and practices, and to advocate for alternatives to incarceration.

Prison Policy Initiative -- Gender Divide: Tracking Women’s State Prison Growth
The story of women’s prison growth has been obscured by overly broad discussions of the “total” prison population for too long. This report sheds more light on women in the era of mass incarceration by tracking prison population trends since 1978 for all 50 states.

The Sentencing Project – Incarcerated Women and Girls 
The Sentencing Project works for a fair and effective U.S. criminal justice system by producing groundbreaking research to promote reforms in sentencing policy, address unjust racial disparities and practices, and to advocate for alternatives to incarceration.

Prison Policy Initiative -- Gender Divide: Tracking Women’s State Prison Growth
The story of women’s prison growth has been obscured by overly broad discussions of the “total” prison population for too long. This report sheds more light on women in the era of mass incarceration by tracking prison population trends since 1978 for all 50 states.

The Sentencing Project – Incarcerated Women and Girls 
The Sentencing Project works for a fair and effective U.S. criminal justice system by producing groundbreaking research to promote reforms in sentencing policy, address unjust racial disparities and practices, and to advocate for alternatives to incarceration.

Prison Policy Initiative -- Gender Divide: Tracking Women’s State Prison Growth
The story of women’s prison growth has been obscured by overly broad discussions of the “total” prison population for too long. This report sheds more light on women in the era of mass incarceration by tracking prison population trends since 1978 for all 50 states.

The Sentencing Project – Incarcerated Women and Girls 
The Sentencing Project works for a fair and effective U.S. criminal justice system by producing groundbreaking research to promote reforms in sentencing policy, address unjust racial disparities and practices, and to advocate for alternatives to incarceration.