
Originally published byThe Guardian
While fewer women than men are incarcerated, their numbers are rising faster and most often for non-violent offences
More than 733,000 women and girls are held in penal institutions globally, according to the Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research, either as pre-trial detainees or remand prisoners, or having been convicted and sentenced. The actual total is thought to be much higher, as figures for five countries are not available and those for China are incomplete.
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