HELP US ADVOCATE FOR INCARCERATED WOMEN Women are the fastest-growing segment of the prison population, but information about their experiences behind bars is hard to find. The Prison Policy Initiative uncovers data that tells the true story of mass incarceration — so that advocates can make the strongest cases for reform.

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pie chart showing that only 18% of women under correctional control are locked up, and that the other 82% are on probation or parole, a much greater share than among men

Data Source: See Women’s Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2023 for source information. (Graph: Wendy Sawyer, 2023)

This graph originally appeared in Punishment Beyond Prisons 2023: Incarceration and supervision by state.

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