Journal article
Trends in Women's Incarceration Rates in US Prisons and Jails: A Tale of Inequalities
Annual review of criminology, Vol.6(1), pp.85-106
01/13/2023
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-criminol-030421-041559
Abstract
Women's rates of imprisonment and incarceration in jails grew faster than men's rates during the prison boom in the United States. Even during the recent period of modest decline in incarceration, women's rates have decreased less than men's rates. The number of women in prisons and jails in the United States is now at a historic high. Yet research on mass incarceration most often ignores women's imprisonment and confinement in jails. This review examines trends in women's incarceration, highlighting important disparities for Black, Latina, and American Indian/Indigenous women. It contextualizes these trends in terms of the economic and social disadvantages of women prior to incarceration as well as inequalities that are created by women's incarceration for families, communities, and women themselves. The review concludes by calling for improved data on women's imprisonment and jail trends, particularly regarding race and ethnicity, as well as more research and theoretical development. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Criminology, Volume 6 is January 2023. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Trends in Women's Incarceration Rates in US Prisons and Jails: A Tale of Inequalities
- Creators
- Karen Heimer - University of IowaSarah E. Malone - Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USAStacy De Coster - North Carolina State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Annual review of criminology, Vol.6(1), pp.85-106
- DOI
- 10.1146/annurev-criminol-030421-041559
- ISSN
- 2572-4568
- eISSN
- 2572-4568
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/13/2023
- Academic Unit
- Sociology and Criminology; Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies; Public Policy Center (Archive); Law Faculty
- Record Identifier
- 9984353644002771
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