Madeline Carthen, Chaplin Brings on Judy Pickens, a wrongfully convicted woman click the link below.
“The Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act starts to change our country’s approach to helping women in prison by ensuring that they are treated with dignity and equipping them with the tools, resources, and services they need to successfully return to their families and communities
Women Prisoners are categorized as members of vulnerable populations because of the many unique conditions associated with confinement that compromise their ability to exercise free choice. Thousands of Innocent women are wrongfully incarcerated and that’s why we have to fight with them and for them to be released each and every day Justice in every way.
Vulnerable populations include patients who are racial or ethnic minorities, children, and elderly, socioeconomically disadvantaged, underinsured or those with certain medical conditions. Members of vulnerable populations often have health conditions that are exacerbated by unnecessarily inadequate healthcare.
As of 1997, over 135,000 women in the United States were in prisons and jails. Despite recent reforms, the United States still incarcerates 698 people for every 100,000 residents, more than any other country. Compared to that number, the women’s incarceration rate of 133 seems quaint. But it’s the highest incarceration rate for women in the world.
What is the correctional system?
A correctional system, also known as a penal system, thus refers to a network of agencies that administer a jurisdiction’s prisons and community-based programs like parole and probation boards; this system is part of the larger criminal justice system, which additionally includes police, prosecution, and courts.