The Documentary Film – "The Grey Area"- Feminism Behind Bars
Sep 30, 2012
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Please take a moment to read these sobering facts about women in the criminal justice system: (Women’s Prison Association, 2009)
• Over 200,000 women are in prison and jail in the United States, and more than one million women are under criminal justice supervision.
• The number of women in prison has grown by over 800% in the past three decades.
• Two thirds of women in prison are there for non-violent offenses, many for drug- related crimes.
