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| More women are being imprisoned while awaiting trial |
| By ktoo.org- Zachariah Hughes |
| Published: 09/15/2015 |
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The number of Alaskans behind bars continues to rapidly increase, but that growth isn’t affecting all groups equally. According to new fact sheet by the University of Alaska’s Justice Statistical Analysis Center, data from 2005-2014 show the overall rate of prisoners in Department of Corrections facilities has grown by more than 20 percent. Incarceration of women increased the most — up 55 percent from 2005. Nationwide, the number of women in detention is also rising, with no consensus among criminologists about what’s driving the trend. Read More. |
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