- 1,900 Women are incarcerated in
Alabama.
- 70% of the women in prison are
mothers.
- More than 40% of imprisoned
women have experienced physical, sexual or
emotional abuse.
- 80% of women reported an income
of less than $2,000/year before their arrest.
- 90,000 women are incarcerated in
the United States for economic crimes.
- 500,000 children nationwide are
separated from their mothers.
- Over 3,000 children are
separated from their mothers in Alabama.
- 23% of the women return to
prison because of the many barriers they face
upon release.
- The female inmate population in
Alabama has grown by 58% since 1990.
- Children of imprisoned mothers
are six times more likely to than their peers
to end up in jail.
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