"Several new women's prisons are being built despite a growing chorus of voices arguing that prisons only inflict more harm on women who have already endured abuse and trauma. ... Instead of sentencing reform or much-needed mental and medical services, legislators chose to build a new prison."
Organizers discuss how they are fighting new women’s prisons in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Illinois.
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Incarcerated Women Are Pushing for Decarceration, Not “Trauma-Informed” Prisons
Organizers discuss how they are fighting new women’s prisons in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Illinois.