a chart showing women's jail populations have grown, while men's shrank

Data Source: Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Mortality in Local Jails, 2000-2018, Appendix Table 1. (Graph: Wendy Sawyer, 2021)

This graph originally appeared in Rise in jail deaths is especially troubling as jail populations become more rural and more female.



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