Young Mothers Are Filling American Jails: 13-Fold Increase Since 1970

The Caging Of America: Why Do We Lock Up So Many People

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Selma, "Glory" And America's Astronomical Incarceration Rate Particularly For Blacks

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Report: Moms are filling American jails: Over the past four decades, the number of people locked in U.S. jails on any given day has swelled from about 157,000 to approximately 750,000. They’re mostly men. But the fastest-growing incarcerated group is women. Since 1970, the number of jailed women has grown 13-fold, from about 8,000 to almost 110,000, according to a new report from the Vera Institute of Justice and the the Safety and Justice Challenge. Nearly 80 percent are mothers of small children, many of them single. Full story