Women who have been incarcerated or who are now incarcerated have many things that differ for them compared to men prisoners. Women normally are the ones who keep most households running while the men worked. Now in our society they have do it all in most households. Women work, parent, and run households by themselves in many families now with no help from a man. Along with this social problem woman face lower incomes, poverty levels, and other inequalities not seen by most men. Women who get caught up in the criminal justice system have extensive histories of drug abuse, are likely to be clinically depressed, they tend to have low self-esteem. They also have fewer job skills than their male counterparts. Most women in post-release situations
