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Reproductive Justice in the United States Prison System

Posted: 01 Dec 2020 09:01 PM PST

The United States imprisons the most women in the world. Across the United States, approximately 200,000 women are incarcerated—nearly an 800 percent increase since 1980. Women of color are disproportionately affected by the criminal justice system. In 2017, twice as many Black women and 1.3 times as many Hispanic women were incarcerated compared to white […] Related posts: At the Intersection of Climate Change and Environmental and Reproductive Justice The State of Sexual and...

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