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Reducing the Incarceration of Women: Community-Based Alternatives
Publication Date: August 2006
Publisher(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency
Author(s): Angela Wolf
Funder(s): Families USA; San Francisco Foundation; Walter S. Johnson Foundation; California Wellness Foundation; California Endowment; JEHT Foundation
Funder(s): Families USA; San Francisco Foundation; Walter S. Johnson Foundation; California Wellness Foundation; California Endowment; JEHT Foundation
Topic: Justice (Prisoners and imprisonment)
Type: Report
Abstract:
Typically nonviolent low-level offenders, women have been hit particularly hard by California's sentencing and correctional policies and practices. In a system that was designed to respond to male offenders, few programs are available to respond to the unique needs of women prisoners. This special report from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency explains the issues surrounding the incarceration of women, and offers recommendations for reform.