The Alarming Increase in Female Prison Population in New York City: Stories of Abuse, Assaults, and Calls for Action
The female population in prisons of the growing Big Apple. Four years ago, in the midst of the pandemic, 203 women were in custody New York City Department of Corrections (NYC DOC)until this week, that number rose to 378. More than 80% are black and Hispanicaccording to data shared by the Vera Justice Center. But … Read more