There are about 4500 prisons in the United States but only about 170 of them are women’s prisons. There is little resemblance between men and women’s prisons because of the different needs and mentalities that are often present. The main difference between a men’s prison and a women’s prison is the security level. For example, very few women’s prisons have tall stone walls, guard towers, or razor wire barriers. Women’s prisons tend to resemble low level or medium level men’s prisons. They often look like a college campus or a camp because of the lower flight risk and danger factor. Of course, there are dangerous women and prison situations that are suited to them but most women’s prisons are not very harsh. Men’s prison’s are unmistakably prisons.
