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Women in Prison: America's Forgotten Ones (2022)

Name: Women in Prison: America's Forgotten Ones
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2024-10-10T18:03:27+02:00
Rating: 4

Documentary | 53 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 53 minuten

Alternative title: USA: Female Mass Incarceration

Country: France

Directed by: Brice Lambert

IMDb score: 8,7 (9)

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Women in Prison: America's Forgotten Ones plot

One-third of all women in prisons worldwide are Americans. Today, they number more than 230,000. This number has increased sevenfold in just 35 years. It is the fastest growing group of prisoners in the United States, while the number of men in prison is declining. Why are so many women ending up in prison? What accounts for the dramatic increase? What are the social consequences of such a phenomenon? Does mass incarceration reduce crime?