The Mental Health Crisis Facing Women in Prison [TheMarshallProject.org]

Samantha Sangenito 6/23/174:00 AM

More than two-thirds of incarcerated women in America reported having a history of mental health problems — a far higher percentage than their male counterparts, according to a study released Thursday by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Although the prevalence of mental health disorders among people in prisons and jails is a well-known problem, the dramatic gender disparity exposed in the new report has been less discussed.

[For more of this story, written by Manuel Villa, go to https://www.themarshallproject...=hp-1-112#.fLAKJYS3O]

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