Women In Prisons

This article talks about what happens when women are incarcerated and how it impacts their lives in the community. Most women are the sole providers to their children and often cannot count on their male counterpart to take care of the children when incarcerated. It is reported that three out of every four women that are in prison must give up custody of their children because of lack of support. That can be the most difficult part of being a woman in prison, the feeling of losing your child to foster care can be devastating to one’s mental and emotional health. Once out of prison, it does not get any easier. The article talks about the difficulties women face while trying to adjust to living back in the community. For a lot of women who come …show more content…
Often the women facilities will only get the money that is left over from the male facilities. This has a huge effect on what programs we can provide these women. On average a women inmate will cost more than a male inmate. Women tend to have more physical, mental and medical needs that run up that cost. These women are experiences lack of basic needs, such as proper medication, and menstruational necessities, along with lack of programs that allow women to learn how to take care of themselves and …show more content…
Women are often imprisoned for drug charges and other less violent crimes. When men are often the ones, who commit murder and rape. Another thing we need to look at is programs for those addicted to drugs. Men and women both have their fair share of imprisoned inmates that are addicted and both do not have proper was to treat the issues, especially at the women prisons. The United State has more drug laws then any country and the highest prison rates. Other countries are more willing to help addicts overcome their addiction and see more value in helping mothers get clean and learn skills that will better everyone