Expected “Housewife” to Preferred Prisoner: A Historical Trend of When Prisons Became the New Home of Poor Women of Color Vanessa Lopez Women’s Studies and Criminology Law and Society

What led to the growth of women’s incarceration rate after the 1900’s? Incarceration rates for women increased after the mid 1900’s. Classicism Racism

Sexism

So What Now? Revise sentencing terms for misdemeanors and place women in the proper facilities. Provide more opportunities for women in the public sphere.

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