Many women's facilities are not equipped to cater adequately to the specific needs of incarcerated women who are pregnant, nor the majority who are also mothers. However, referral to outside facilities is also often more difficult than for male prisoners. Moreover, women inmates' privacy and di...
Only 33 women (13.2%) indicated they had prison sentences greater than five years. The median age of the women was 37 years [range 18 to 70 years]. Six women (2.6%) were pregnant in prison, 18 women (7.2%) had children under the age of three residing with them in prison, and six...