Women are the fastest growing population in prisons today. ... "With the increasingly growing population of incarcerated women, especially pregnant women there is a greater risk of more complex medical problems a fact that the male-oriented correctional systems fail to recognize" (Acoca, 1998). ... Justice Works was founded in 1992 by criminal justice experts, ex-prisoners and religious leaders in response to the tripling female U.S. prison population in one decade. ...

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While most correctional systems have implemented objective classification systems that have become quite effective in identifying inmates for the general prison population, less attention has been given to accurately classifying inmates who pose a higher risk and may require special management within the prison setting. ... By keeping nonviolent drug users o...

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